Reactionary curmudgeon vs: "snuggles"

[Charly Tuner]

PLEASE!

Terry Peterson
Los Angeles, CA
Associate Member, PTG

>From: BSimon999@AOL.COM
>Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org
>To: pianotech@ptg.org
>Subject: Reactionary curmudgeon vs: "snuggles"
>Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2000 01:06:02 EDT
>
>The posts of some of you "professional piano technicians" are getting 
>harder
>and harder to take.
>
><< More and more often, I am voicing hammers
>using a solution of "snuggles", alcohol and water,...>>
>
>Why "snuggles" ? - why not beer, or axel grease thinned with power steering
>fluid to soften hammers, and lemonade or melted low fat ice cream to harden
>hammers? ( I guarantee these products will change the tonal output of the
>hammers.)
>
>Do ANY of you do any TESTING on your own pianos, or experiment for perhaps 
>a
>day or two before you apply cockamamie concoctions to the expensive pianos 
>of
>customers?  Is there an extensive chemistry education background in some of
>you that I have missed? Considering that piano technology is long
>established, and cures for various problems are rather well known and 
>proven
>safe and effective,  it seems like the current "professional" practice has
>deteriorated to five minutes of pouring onto hammers  any $1.19 product 
>from
>Safeway, --and voila-- it sounds different. ( No matter that harm is done.)
>
>How about this idea for a action reconditioning?  Leave the action out in 
>the
>rain for a few days! The water will soften the hammers and the tone will
>improve, the action centers will swell and shrink upon drying and free up,
>and the key bushings will tighten up a lot, eliminating key slop! Genius.
>
>Seems to me that the sterling professionals that advocate new treatments, 
>on
>any part of a piano, should have the burden of proof that they cause no 
>harm
>and are better than the old ways. If they are proven out and become part of
>decent established practice, the fellow should be given credit and renown!
>AND, - to be ethical "professionals" - if you do find a product to pour on
>hammers and in 2 minutes they are all better forever, then the result to 
>the
>customer should cost the customer LESS, - unless it is part of a con job.
>
>Recently I read here that someone leaves the pitch raise tuning 
>DELIBERATELY
>" ROUGH" so that the customer is more impressed with their tuning the next
>session.  They were feeling a bit sheepish about that.  I have a tip for 
>you,
>  -- this is the essence of a con job,  doing deliberately inferior work, 
>when
>better work could be done,  to con the customer into believing something 
>that
>isn't true!
>
>Where the hell are the " Standards of Practice" found in real professions?
>What is the PTG for if not to establish such standards and educate towards
>them?
>
>Bronx cheer,
>
>Bill Simon
>Phoenix
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