[pianotech] frustrated

[tnrwim at aol.com]

I tuned a Weber, (Young Chang) studio once that gave me fits. I usually take an hour for a complete tuning, but after an hour I was about to push it through the door and down the hill. I fought that damn thing for 2 hours. I thought it was me, but I happen to talk to another tuner who had tuned that piano earlier, and he had the same problem. 

Some times a piano is just obnoxious. It's our job to do the best we can with what we're given, and go on. I didn't charge extra. I consider it part of doing business. 

Wim 


 



-----Original Message-----
From: Jon Page <jonpage at comcast.net>
To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Fri, Jan 11, 2013 6:53 pm
Subject: Re: [pianotech] frustrated


I tuned a small Kawai grand which was donated to a school. It took about 
four hours to get it where I could walk away. When I pulled up the 
treble (not too much), it went way sharp afterwards. I went over it 
again to lower the pitch and it went way flat. Pulled up...crept sharp 
but not as much. After the third or fourth pass thru the treble, the 
piano was good enough. I charged for the time. Never heard back from 
them...problem solved.

Maybe that's why it was donated.

-- 
Regards,

Jon Page


 
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