[CAUT] Piano Tuning Myths

[Jeff Tanner]

On Jun 9, 2006, at 3:16 PM, Mark Cramer wrote:

> (I used to think piano owners/sales persons were the biggest  
> perpetrators of "piano-tuning myths,” but you might be surprised at  
> the fanciful notions some of “us” have cultivated… myself  
> included!? Yipes! ;>)
>

Of course!  It makes more sense that the myths we fight today were  
creations of our own predecessors in the name of competition.  Why  
else would anyone have been led to believe that a piano will remain  
in tune at least 6 months, or longer?

And, yet, today, wise technicians, like yourself, understand that,  
because of these myths, you can't tell customers what the real truths  
are, lest you open the door for your customer to question your  
competence and/or business ethics.  Because the myths are more  
believable than the truth.

By far, the hardest question for me to answer is when that customer  
asks, "so, how often should my piano be tuned?"

Every answer will be wrong.

Jeff

P.S. The second hardest question to answer is "what time of year is  
best to have my piano tuned?"  Around  here, everyone is always  
waiting for the weather to settle.  It never does.

Jeff Tanner, RPT
University of South Carolina



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