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<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman">What do others think, about appreciation of
piano sound?<BR><BR>Best regards,<BR><BR>David</FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Well sir, I was tuning a piano for a very nice person of the higher years
of age, in a oh so comfortable apartment with a grandioso view when this very
post came to mind. Today’s music listeners are enjoying their downloads on
iPods with headphones that you hide in your shirt pocket. 40 years ago we
listened to music with monstrous cans on our heads or with large speakers that
doubled as lamp tables. 60 years ago we enjoyed stereo recordings from
consoles that contained FM radios and HIFI’s all in one. </DIV>
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<DIV>My customer bought her spinet piano about then ...........
brand new ........... and has been pleased with it ever since.
Her perception of piano sound ...... or her desire to accept her
limitations to what she can afford in dollars and accommodating space
............ is a piano made in Lester, PA. For others it would be
Memphis, TN or somewhere in North Carolina ..........
Mississippi, Mexico, Korea, and now China. Our job is to make that sucker
sound as good as we can for the money they’re willing to spend. We know
we’ve all tuned far better instruments and would be spoiled as ever if we only
tuned upper end spendy and sizable pianos, but we’re sitting in HER living room
full of a lifelong collection of STUFF!!! If you want to earn your keep,
you gotta tow the line and make her happy with her spinet piano. If people
want to spend far more than the final result is worth, IMHO, it’s our job to let
them know that prior to the work being done. If they proceed, enjoy the
end result and take your earnings to the bank!!</DIV>
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<DIV>Some day I will be taking a plain box type piano typically from the teens
and twenties and turning it into a work of art with inlay, carvings, new
insides, and a fine finish. It will be a sight to see, a pleasure to play,
and memorable to hear. The cost?? More than I’m willing to put into
such a beast at this point in my life!!! Resale?? Naw. I just
want to have a beautiful piano that is all the above in my house!! At
that, my friends is about all some people want with their piano.</DIV>
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<DIV>Lar</DIV>
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