[CAUT] Hello - and looking for piano replacement help

[Jim Busby]

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Rob, list,
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My main problem with so called "dealer programs" is that the pianos are
usually not prepped and, being new, have all the instability of new
pianos. So what happened is I would prep the pianos and do the extra
tunes needed, bring them up to optimal condition regulationally, and
then the dealer would trade them out! Sometimes right after I did all
the work! (Lifting/leveling coils & strings, full regulation as needed,
easing keys, etc. etc.) Even at the years end they were just beginning
to be stable and where I wanted them to be. Oh yeah, it's a great deal
for the dealer...they could really sell them AFTER I did the big work.
JMO, but I'm not sold that these programs should be encouraged.
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Here at BYU in 1984 we bought 10 new UST7s for around $1800.00 each, and
this year (after 20 years use) sold them for around $1400.00 each. We go
maintain them well and go over them before they're sold so they are
fairly decent. Net result is that we had the pianos for about $20.00 per
year! Works for us!
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Jim Busby RPT
Brigham Young University
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From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of
Christopher Purdy
Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2005 3:57 PM
To: College and University Technicians
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Hello - and looking for piano replacement help
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Rob,=20
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Put on your boots. I laid this on pretty thick.=20
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I have been the sole piano technician at Ohio University for almost
fifteen years now. I know first hand of the extreme wear and damage
pianos are subjected to in a university setting. Practice room and
faculty studio pianos receive ten fold the amount of use and abuse as
any piano in a home situation.=20
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Pianos must be replaced on a consistent basis due to the excessive
burden placed on them by 14 to 16 hours of heavy daily usage. Extreme
wear on all piano parts demands an inordinate amount of time for repair,
rebuilding, and re-regulation. The piano technician's time that should
be spent on fine tuning and close regulation is lost to many hours of
extensive repair, just to get the piano playable.=20
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A school of music should not have mediocre pianos that can barely be
maintained to a passable level. We should be offering our students the
best possible instruments to facilitate the level of pedagogy expected
of us.=20
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