[pianotech] Fwd: Private Message from: schwammerl - 'Shigeru vs Yamaha S"

[David Andersen]

Can one of my talented Belgian colleagues help this poor guy out? His  
piano needs some love....I'll send along your contact info if you give  
it to me....
David Andersen

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> Subject: Private Message from: schwammerl - 'Shigeru vs Yamaha S"
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> Dear David,
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> I read you comment here:  http://www.pianoworld.com/ubb/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?/topic/1/26013.html
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> At the same time I visited your website.
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> I must say a very original and informative piano technician website;  
> saved the link at once.
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> I can only fully comply with what you say in the chapters 'Complete  
> Piano Sevice' and 'Choosing a Piano Technician'.
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> Only I am afraid many people around the globe can merely dream of  
> such a service as you see it.
>
> My particular situation here in Belgium is far less comfortable.
> There are hardly any competent independant technicians at hand, most  
> technicians being employed by dealers are dealers providing the  
> technical service themselves.
>
> As an example I bought an Estonia 168 some 3 months ago and  
> 'misjugdged' the competencies of this only Estonia dealer in the  
> country.
> Result even the minor regulation jobs that need to be done will  
> effectively be done - if all goes well - 4 months after delivery of  
> the instrument and still we are not talking about bringing the  
> instrument to it's full potential!
>
> E.g an 'oinking' problem on some trichord dampers needs to be fixed.  
> Dealers doesn't know what to do, hesitates, considers several  
> solutions, didn't do anything so far, doesn't want to lose controll  
> over the issue by having it mended by a third party and will now  
> take the piano back to his workshop next week to have a look at it  
> together with a colleague tech. Just dreadful.
>
> I know of a very good tech in Germany who could take care of all  
> these issue in just a couple of hours. Only for every - say 3 hrs  
> job at my home - I would have to pay him 7 hrs travel expenses. An  
> option for an immergency operation perhaps but not for the future  
> long term maintenance of a piano.
>
> Piano life is not ideal anywhere in the world!
>
> You do not happen to know by coincidence a good tech in Belgium do  
> you?
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Luc (schwammerl), Belgium
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