Lo bass tuning

[Ted Simmons]

Del, it's funny you should mention forgetting this lady and her piano.  I
had a long talk with the store owner and they said that she complained
about the low bass before she bought the piano and the store owner told her
that's the way it is and it can't be improved.  I wish I had known that
beforehand.  So the store advised me to discontinue any further work on
that piano.  She knew what she was getting when she bought it.  I'm out of
it.

Ted

>Ted Simmons wrote >
>
>> I left out a bit of information.  The piano was a used LaPetite purchased
>> from a music store that calls me to do their warranty tunings.  So there
>> was no money involved between the customer and me.  I've advised the
>store
>> owner of the problem and I'm going back one more time with all the
>> information you fellows have given me and I'll try to either tune it to
>her
>> satisfaction or explain to her why she needs to get a larger piano.  By
>the
>> way, she traded it in on a rusty hulk of a Conn upright which was 100
>cents
>> flat and she said she never had that problem with the Conn.  Actually, it
>> had longer bass strings than her LaPetite.
>>
>
>Ouuuuuuuuuuuuch!!
>
>I take it you mean she traded in a piano that was 100 cents (1/2 step) low
>and she's telling you how to tune a piano !
>
>I think I'd find a way to get lost and try to forget!  There are plenty of
>decent piano owners around.
>
>Del Gittinger, RPT
>Registered Piano Technician
>of the Piano Technicians Guild
>delgit@acc-net.com
>Marion, Ohio