Wives tales ...

Michael Magness IFixPianos at yahoo.com
Wed Jun 4 20:24:23 MDT 2008


Hi Garret,

Do you mean like not putting the piano on an outside wall, that one is left
over from the days before insulation! I now have customers with pianos in
front of frequently used doorways, in winter, to avoid the outside walls in
their new homes! I blithely told one woman she didn't need to concern
herself about it as long as the house was insulated only to be informed that
her brick home was 150 years old and had never been insulated!

Of course you've heard of, "If you don't play it how can it go out of
tune?". My answer is an explanation of the effects of humidity on properly
dried wood over a period of time that includes a season change.

More to follow,
Mike


On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 4:38 PM, Garret Traylor <hpp at highpointpiano.com>
wrote:

>  Forgive me if this is already in the archives.  Would you care to help
> generate a list of myths "wives tales" and responses?  Like you I deal with
> them all the time.  Even thought the piano has not been tuned for ump-teen
> years the customer calls for a tuning because the piano was just moved
> across the room.  What school do our customers attend to be so well versed
> at (Im)proper piano care?
>
> Kindest Regards,
>
> Garret
>
> ---
>
> Garret Traylor - President
>
> High Point Piano & Music Inc.
>
> 88-PIANO (336) 887-4266
>
>
>



-- 
Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch
excellence.
Vince Lombardi

Michael Magness
Magness Piano Service
608-786-4404
www.IFixPianos.com
email mike at ifixpianos.com
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