Korean and Chinese pianos

[Bruce Gibson Piano Technician]

Jesse,

Seems to me that you get what you pay for. The costs for proper set-up are typically passed on to the dealer but, more often than not, land in the lap of the owner who then refuses to do the work, then the tech has to get back to the dealer...in other words, the squeaky wheel gets the grease...and the dealer and the manufacturer save money. Of the five dealers here (pop. 250,000), I know of only one who does any set-up! 

Cheers,

Bruce Gibson
Saskatoon, SK
Canada
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  Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 8:49 AM
  Subject: Korean and Chinese pianos


  Has anyone noticed that all pianos built in Korea and China, although some are quite decent, need a good voicing? Webers, Knabes, Wurlitzers, Kohler & Campbells,etc.are never voiced at the factory. The hammers are never mated to the strings, causing that annoying buzz on many notes, mostly in the middle section.
  And the dealers are too "inexpensive" to hire a qualified technician to finish the job that the factory neglected. Frustrating!

  Jesse Gitnik
  NYC
  Tech. since 1980
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