birdcage pianos

[carl meyer]

Bird cages!  Are those the pianos that play cheep music?

Carl Meyer
Santa Clara, Ca.

Richard Moody wrote:
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Patricia Neely <pneely@thegrid.net>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2000 5:16 PM
> Subject: birdcage pianos
> 
> > List
> >
> > I'm on the look out for English piano I usually ask if it is English , I
> > didnt know that some German pianos were birdcage pianos too ,seeing I
> > ussually have to travel much of the time over 50 miles one way  and would
> > not like to get there and find out its a birdcage, What are some of the
> ways
> > I can be sure if it is?  Thank you Patricia  Associate Mem.
> >
> 
> Listen to it over the phone. The sound is unmistakable.  If it doesn't sound
> like a birdcage and it turns out to be one it might be tunable.  The only
> problem with that is it won't sound much better after you are through.
> Just warn the client, and let them make the decision to pay extra for not
> much improvement.  Or perhaps it is worth it to them to have you identify it
> at least, and for that you don't have to charge as much as a tuning, which
> come to think of it is the one arrangement I would make in having anything
> to do with birdcages, or being paid to haul it to the dump. ---ric