[CAUT] Teflon Bushings

[David Skolnik]

Brent -
To the extent that this discussion is taking place on CAUT, as 
opposed to PianoTech, you could have a point re: practicality, though 
your inventory's  good-fortune may, in fact, distinguish you from 
many others in similar institutional settings. Meanwhile,  I'd hardly 
call the Teflon discussion academic.  Having a thorough understanding 
of the concepts and techniques would allow a university tech to train 
a competent student staff to perform these operations, thereby 
possibly rescuing an instrument that might otherwise have had to 
forego improvement.
Finally, it's hard to make a convincing case that money has been 
wasted if learning happens.
David Skolnik
Hastings on Hudson, NY

At 12:42 PM 11/30/2010, you wrote:
>Horace, sorry I was cranky on the issue. You know those who
>dwell in the trenches of music schools with 150 plus pianos don't
>have time to re-hab old parts. I was just lucky to be on the economic
>wave that allowed for large parts replacement inventory. The
>problem I have with academic discussions are for those who
>don't know better and waste money learning, like I did for years.
>Brent