antidote and withdrawal

[Susan Kline]

Dear list,

I feel I must apologize for any stimulus I may have provided for the recent
"pile-building".

I am now officially hors de combat, and will delete unread any further
"pile" that may accumulate, lest I be tempted to reply.

I answered Mr. Bremmer's challenge at 4:19 p.m. this afternoon, but now at
9:30 it still hasn't appeared. I will not repost it, except privately to Mr.
Bremmer if it hasn't appeared by tomorrow.

In partial recompense for the bother we've all been through, I'm quoting
below the post that helped us through a similar crisis.

Sincerely,

Susan

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>Date: Fri, 28 Mar 1997 11:21:16 -0700 (MST)
>From: Jim 
>Subject: Disgruntled list members (long)
>To: pianotech@byu.edu
>
>Greetings to all:   Yes, there is a piano technical point at the end.
>
>During this past year I have noticed several occasions where one 
>technician takes a shameful shot at another.  Sometimes this seems to
>be just an ego thing.  Other times, it seems that a technician too
>easily takes offense when none was meant.
>
>We have lost some valuable contributors this way, not to mention some
>prominent RPT's.
>
>There is a certain minimun amount of courtesy which should be shown to
>all who write on this list. If one feels offended, it might be well to
>re-think the comments which appeared to be offensive.  How could the
>message have been better delivered? Then we should resolve to not be
>guilty of the same kind of discourtesy if indeed that is the only way
>a certain comment can be taken.
>
>I Believe I have found a solution for some of this.  I have already
>begun putting it into action. We all are suffering a little from the
>large volume of posts we wade thru each day.
>
>Here is what I do. If I find that someone is obnoxious more than once,
>his name goes on a little "stickie" above my screen. Each day when I
>read my email, when I come to a post by one who is on my list, I just
>automatically hit the delete button.  I don't read his/her posts anymore.
>I do not respond to this person with any cutting remarks, I just ignore
>him/her.  Most people like to have their posts responded to.  If they
>keep writing (because of ego, or a need to be seen in print) eventually
>they will get the message.  We have some wanna be lawyers in our group
>who are just picky picky picky. If we just totally ignore them, they may
>go away.
>
>If everyone who is rightfully offended just responds by ignoring the
>perpetrator, we can get thru the mountain of mail a lot faster each day.
>And, WE won't be so touchy either.
>
>NOW FOR a technical point.
>
>A month ago I was called to fix a Grand in a recording studio which had
>sticking damper problems caused by the damper upstop rail having been
>pushed up to where the dampers were jamming 3/4" above rest position. I
>figured that by resetting the stop rail, the problem would be solved.
>Easy. Yesterday I was called back for the next tuning and found just a few
>Bass dampers jamming again.  The stop rail had been raised again part way.
>This time I not only reset the rail properly, but also took care of the
>excessive pedal and trap lever travel which was forcing the stop rail 
>up.  It pays to be more thorough doesn't it?  Some Rock pianists and some
>church pianists keep time with the sustain pedal and that is what can 
>drive a stop rail up unless the pedal travel is limited properly.  I
>wonder if anyone has found these rails to climb just from heavy playing
>alone.
>
>Jim Coleman, Sr.

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Thanks, Jim.