[CAUT] boston comments

[Jeff Tanner]

I did a half day regulation/voicing on a Boston GP178II yesterday. Very nice piano when I was done. Can't believe anyone wouldn't like it.  I have seen the Boston get "loose" and bright. But like any piano in a high use situation, you've got to commit the resources to keep the flanges repinned, actions regulated and hammers replaced as needed. I think the problem we run into though is the "disposable" mentality - not spending enough on the cost of the instrument to warrant spending adequate money on service.  Especially true for loan situations.  (one concern that our recommended CAUT budget formula can be inaccurate)
Tanner
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: G Cousins 
  To: CAUT 
  Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 6:30 PM
  Subject: [CAUT] boston comments


  Bill,
  You had posted

  We have had Steinways and found the U1 to be a better instrument. I have also had experiences with Bostons at another university that I had worked at and was totally unimpressed with them. We do have Boston grands at ONU and nobody likes them.


  I'm wondering what, if anything, was done to the pianos which "nobody likes."
  IMHO Most of the pianos are delivered to the schools from the dealers with minimal prep. as possible. They just uncrate them, put a tuning (?) or maybe two and ship them out to the schools letting us techs do any finish work.  Sure this improves their profit margins but it is a business practice that has been around in all industries.

  I have found, at my school, the teachers like the Bostons as well as he S&S 45's  aka 1098's

  I wonder what I'm doing that others may not. ??

  Gerry Cousins
  WCUPA
    
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