BDK
EVENTS
2025
Tips for Selling a Piano
Open the black box
What goes wrong in the communication between pianist and technician?
The pianist knows what he wants. But he often can't convey it; his fingers are very sensitive and notice the slightest bumps in the track. But how do I tell my technician?
Original quote: Pianist-"the grand piano is not blooming today"
Technician "...then water it properly"
There is no question of intonation.
If the pianist is technically inexperienced, a technician might come up with the idea of taking the machine out in the case of a non-specific complaint, turning a harmless screw and, after a further test, naively asking "is it any better?" This is said to have happened.
Shame on anyone who thinks evil of this.
And there are intellectual chatterboxes among pianists who must be recognized as such.