Customer Repairs I've Seen

[Tunethepno@AOL.COM]

I've actually seen a couple of creative repairs by imaginative customers, but 
the oddest one was by the owner of a fruit farm in Michigan who was used to 
improvising everything.
There was a loose pin on the grand that his wife used for teaching. He got a 
spare ratchet handle and a square socket, pulled the string up until his wife 
said it was in tune, then wired the handle to one of the frame members. I 
stifled the laughter when I saw it, it obviously was the result of a great 
deal of thought, but I did talk them into a little better repair procedure.
John Stroup