Lo bass tuning

Ted Simmons ted@palmnet.net
Thu, 09 Jan 1997 18:17:19 -0400


Lance, you're so right.  I'm not that great with verbal explanations.  I do
better sitting down, thinking things out, then putting it on paper.  I
think it *would* sound like I'm making an excuse.  Advice noted. Thanks.
 Ted

>> >>Ted:
>If I were you, I would print "some" of these responses for your customer
>to read.  Look at it from her point of view.  She just paid to have it
>sound good, and it doesn't.  It's not your fault and (in my humble
>opinion) the only way to stop the poor sounding low bass is to remove the
>appropriate hammers!  If you just start explaining a bunch of tuning info
>to this green customer, I think you risk sounding like you're giving her
>a line to defend your inability to tune!!  Again, It's NOT YOUR FAULT.
>Show her a few comments of other Techs and hope she sees the light.  Good
>luck my friend, this is one of the harder things we have to deal with.
>The sad part is that the customer (due to ignorance) looses. %-(>
>Lance Lafargue, RPT
>New Orleans Chapter






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