Ships & Steinways

[Richard Brekne]

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Geeshh... thats right.... you're in Vegas.... Gawd... think of tuning
for all those casinos... I hope they turn off the aural bubble bath for
the time it takes you to tune.

Must be fun Robert.

Cheers

RicB

Robert Goodale wrote:

> More obvious than not the constant  "close to 100% humidity"
> compounded with salt air is causing major havoc on these pianos.  They
> would probably require at least a day's work every six months to
> remain simi-playable.  Their attitude toward maintenance sounds
> verbatim of what it's like in Las Vegas hotels.  Spend a billion
> dollars on a hotel/casino, by a piano, forget about it until the legs
> fall off.  They get regular tuning, sometimes twice a week, but could
> care less how many spilled drinks and cigarette ashes are in them, how
> flat the hammers are, how out of regulation they are, how beat up they
> are from constant moving, etc.  Sometimes they give you an opportunity
> to do SOME work only if the pianist regularly complains and begs, but
> pulling the action and taking it to the shop for a few days is out of
> the question. The MGM is the worst, (that I am currently aware of).
> The policy is that they will not replace any durable good unless their
> accountants can ascertain that the item will pay for itself within a
> five year period, (i.e. the profits gained from it's use must be able
> to cover the replacement cost in five years), few exceptions.  Just a
> hint: The current pianos are now about 8+ years old and terrible. I
> think your only hope in this case is to professionally present
> yourself to the company's entertainment department chief and detail
> your findings.  Present a rehearsed argument as to why the work is
> necessary given the replacement cost of the instrument, (and when it
> comes down to it, longevity and replacement costs are what they are
> most interested in).  If you can present them with some long term
> expense figures, possibly even some maintenance recommendations in a
> letter directly from Steinway, you might be able to wedge a crowbar
> into their wallets. Good luck, Rob Goodale, RPTLas Vegas, NV  <major
> snip>
>
>      What I can't understand is how a piano can get to 4 years
>      old in a situation where it is played constantly and still
>      not be stable in the above area. What have I missed. No I
>      did not do the other pianos or do more work on the main one,
>      reason, they only want the pianos tuned and that's all they
>      will pay for. Doing the extra was for my benefit. Still
>      learning. But, I am annoyed that I can't do my job as I want
>      to. Regards  Tony Caught
>      Darwin Australia
>
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Richard Brekne
RPT, N.P.T.F.
UiB, Bergen, Norway
mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no
http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html


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