Wives tales ...

[Dean May]

How about the customer who hasn't had the piano tuned in five years, but
they are going to wait to have it tuned because they are moving next year
and everyone knows that moving makes the piano go out of tune. 

 

Dean

Dean May             cell 812.239.3359 

PianoRebuilders.com   812.235.5272 

Terre Haute IN  47802

 

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From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Michael Magness
Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 10:24 PM
To: hpp at highpointpiano.com; Pianotech List
Subject: Re: Wives tales ...

 

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 

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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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