[pianotech] Charges re. Odd Pianos was Bird-Cage stuff

[John Formsma]

I've tuned several ....  Leaning over to reach the lever (pins are
generally on the backside of the piano); therefore, back strain.
Different tuning pin configuration and inability to see which unison
group you're working with. Difficult muting compared to modern pianos.
Often, the dampers need to be removed to get access to the tuning
pins, so you have open strings.

All the ones I've done have been "mercy tunings."  In other words,
they are mostly gone pianos (very low tuning pin torque, etc.), but
the customer wanted them to sound better. I hate tuning them. But, I
do what I can, with the understanding that it won't sound well for
long. I don't charge extra, but it often takes less time to tune them
... once I figure out again how to do it.

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JF

On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 11:28 PM, David Love <davidlovepianos at comcast.net> wrote:
> Joe:
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> Not having tuned a lot of square grands in my time what exactly is the
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> David Love
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