<html><body> <DIV>Hi Alan,</DIV> <DIV>I agree, make the piano sounds its best.  I tuned a baldwin grand on Friday, and it still didn't sound like a Yamaha, but for a Baldwin, it burst with tone and vigor.</DIV> <DIV>Marshall</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">-------------- Original message -------------- From: Alan Barnard <tune4u@earthlink.net> > No. Certainly he talks about tuning the treble, but nothing that I'm aware of > regarding elderly clients--and very few of Mr. Smith's clients will be senior to > him! > > Despite my post about making a piano TOO nice for one lady, the rule is simple: > Always do your best to make each piano sound its best, top to bottom. You can't > make a Winter & Sons (shudder ... ) sound like a Burstenbubbledorfer but you can > make it sound the best it's going to sound, if you follow that. > > Alan Barnard > Salem, MO > > -----Original Message----- > >From: pianotune05 <PIANOTUNE05@COMCAST.NET> > >Sent: Mar 13, 2006 7:38 PM > >To: Pianotech List <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG> > >Subject: Re: Treble tuning for elderly clients > > > >so what do you guys think? Does Virgil Smith cover this in his writings > >concerning aural tuning? > >Marshall > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "J Patrick Draine" <DRAINE@COMCAST.NET> > >To: "Alan Barnard" <TUNE4U@EARTHLINK.NET>; "Pianotech List" > ><PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG> > >Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 7:30 PM > >Subject: Re: Treble tuning for elderly clients > > > > > >> > >> On Mar 13, 2006, at 7:11 PM, Alan Barnard wrote: > >> > >>> Some times, we can be too smart by half. Maybe we shouldn't be > >>> afraid to interview the clients more thoroughly as to their > >>> preferences, what they hear, what bugs them, etc., rather than just > >>> tuning the piano the way we like it. > >> > >> And insist on their having a hearing exam before ag ree to work on > >> their piano?? > >> > >> Patrick > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > Salem, Missouri > > _______________________________________________ > Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives </BLOCKQUOTE></body></html>