Is my memory going?

[John Ross]

Hi Dave,
You got what I was meaning.
I always make the mistake of writing too much, and people sometimes just
read one part and reply to that.
If they read the whole post, it is normally hidden someplace, what I really
mean.

Of course I recommend more frequent tuning, if it is a good piano, that is
used by a serious musician.

The 19 years was too long, but I think every 5 years or so, for a stabilized
piano, is quite all right for the little old lady, on a fixed income, that
plays, just for her own enjoyment. I also make sure that she does not have
grandchildren, who are taking lessons, coming to play.

Every customer has different requirements of their piano, and sometimes, it
is not in their best interests, monetarily to have it tuned seasonally, or
even annually.

Mind you if I had a mortgage payment to make, and no money in the bank, it
might make me think differently.

Best regards,
John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Nereson" <davner@kaosol.net>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 5:06 AM
Subject: Re: Is my memory going?


>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Ross" <jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca>
> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 5:49 AM
> Subject: Is my memory going?
>
>
>  > I feel in some cases, calling people and doing there    [THEIR ! ]
> piano, on a frequent
> > basis, is unethical. Now I am talking of the little old lady, on a fixed
> > income, that only plays for her own enjoyment.  Not a situation, where a
> > child is taking lessons, or a serious player.
> >
> > After a piano is stabilized, I see nothing wrong, with every 3 or 4
years,
> > for a tuning.
> >
> > Any comments?
> >
> > Regards
> > John M. Ross
> > Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
> > jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca
>
>
>     I agree.  Many older pianos have "settled in" and their strings aren't
> stretching any more and some stay up to pitch for 5 years or more.  These
> are rare, but they're out there.  If the owner doesn't play that much and
> can tolerate some mild out-of-tuneness, why charge them $75 (or whatever)
> every year just to touch up a few unisons?  I will add, however, that
pianos
> that hold this well are maybe only 2%, if that, of all the pianos in my
> clientele.  --David Nereson, RPT
>
>
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