Alas, many of the cheaper imported pianos are as less-than-perfect as was the case in the UK in the late 1970s. The best we can do is to make good what we can and hope that one day finesse, better reliability and the positive feedback that should follow a piano purchase will be rather more common than it is today. Let us hope that the tide of piano-making doldrums might be on the turn!
We have work to do!
The Piano World
© Steve Burden
Pianology
Thought provoking post, Steve. Of course one could always say....look at how far the asian manufacturers have come. I remember when Pearl River grands had the keyslips glued on! But that certainly doesn't help the poor tech taking leads out of overweighted keys, regluing hammers on shanks, or picking wood chips off bridge notches.
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Thanks for comment. Odd isn't it, that pianos go all the way round the world, and when they get there, a Local Tech has to sort it out! The maker has his money, the tech has work but the customer, is taken for granted! It shouldn't be this way
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