Music Trade Review
Issue: 1945 Vol. 104 N. 8 - Page 27
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tions and pianos from the public to be
serviced and by the purchase of used
pianos to be reconditioned for resale.
Further practical training is supple-
mented by securing tuning experience
for the student during his last year
in homes, schools or with piano deal-
ers.
Earn While Learning
"This flow of work convinces the
student most effectively that there is
piano work to be done by the man who
is skilled and equipped to perform the
necessary services. A further benefit
which accrues from the flow of busi-
ness in the repair shop is the factor
of remuneration which it permits. Op-
portunity to earn while learning gives
added interest and zest to boys who
might otherwise be indifferent toward
the 'old grind' of working on the same
school pianos every day. When a boy
receives pay for a particular type of
repair work, he becomes anxious to
master the skills necessary for the com-
plete overhauling of a piano.
"At present two post-graduate stud-
ents have for their separate projects,
the complete reconditioning of two bad-
ly battered pianos. Both pianos require
full sets of new hammers, bride straps,
refelting of key beds, cleaning of
strings, partial repinning of actions,
plus other major repairs. These in-
clude the regluing and bolting of one
rest plank on the one piano and fast-
ening of the bass bridge on the other.
Both ends and trusses on the one piano
were loose while much of the veneer
on the other had buckled. While it is
impossible for the visually handicapped
to do good refinishing of piano cases,
regluing of veneer and general repair-
ing of the case can be done efficiently
by them. Moreover, it must be done,
if they are going to succeed in the field
of piano service work. In regard tc
the two pianos just described, both are
nearing the state of serviceableness
and the one already has a down pay-
ment on it. In fact, this pianos has
been purchased as a wedding present
for a young woman who plays the
piano very well.
Help Build a Business
"When these two pianos are finally
completed and sold, the two boys re-
sponsible for their reconditioning will
receive their proportionate share of
pay for their labor. The net effect -on
them is to encourage doing good work
and gettin gthe job done as quickly as
possible. These two boys do not have
to be urged to work; in fact they have
to be urged not to put in so much over
time. Each boy will accompany his
piano to the home at the time of deliv-
ery in order to give a final check after
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, AUGUST, 1945
Blind Students Completely Rebuild Old Pianos.
27
tions and pianos from the public to be
serviced and by the purchase of used
pianos to be reconditioned for resale.
Further practical training is supple-
mented by securing tuning experience
for the student during his last year
in homes, schools or with piano deal-
ers.
Earn While Learning
"This flow of work convinces the
student most effectively that there is
piano work to be done by the man who
is skilled and equipped to perform the
necessary services. A further benefit
which accrues from the flow of busi-
ness in the repair shop is the factor
of remuneration which it permits. Op-
portunity to earn while learning gives
added interest and zest to boys who
might otherwise be indifferent toward
the 'old grind' of working on the same
school pianos every day. When a boy
receives pay for a particular type of
repair work, he becomes anxious to
master the skills necessary for the com-
plete overhauling of a piano.
"At present two post-graduate stud-
ents have for their separate projects,
the complete reconditioning of two bad-
ly battered pianos. Both pianos require
full sets of new hammers, bride straps,
refelting of key beds, cleaning of
strings, partial repinning of actions,
plus other major repairs. These in-
clude the regluing and bolting of one
rest plank on the one piano and fast-
ening of the bass bridge on the other.
Both ends and trusses on the one piano
were loose while much of the veneer
on the other had buckled. While it is
impossible for the visually handicapped
to do good refinishing of piano cases,
regluing of veneer and general repair-
ing of the case can be done efficiently
by them. Moreover, it must be done,
if they are going to succeed in the field
of piano service work. In regard tc
the two pianos just described, both are
nearing the state of serviceableness
and the one already has a down pay-
ment on it. In fact, this pianos has
been purchased as a wedding present
for a young woman who plays the
piano very well.
Help Build a Business
"When these two pianos are finally
completed and sold, the two boys re-
sponsible for their reconditioning will
receive their proportionate share of
pay for their labor. The net effect -on
them is to encourage doing good work
and gettin gthe job done as quickly as
possible. These two boys do not have
to be urged to work; in fact they have
to be urged not to put in so much over
time. Each boy will accompany his
piano to the home at the time of deliv-
ery in order to give a final check after
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, AUGUST, 1945
Blind Students Completely Rebuild Old Pianos.
27
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