Plastic (old) elbow dilemma

[James Grebe]

Hi Jim,
If you go back  the PTG Journal from March,  99, Zen has a good article on
elbows and the first part would be good reading for your client who will
probably think you are breaking them on purpose.
                           James Grebe
R.P.T. of the P.T.G and M.P.T.
pianoman@inlink.com
Creator of Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups and Practical Piano Peripherals in
St. Louis, MO
(314) 845-8282
1526 Raspberry Lane
Arnold, MO 63010
-----Original Message-----
From: Jlovekeys@AOL.COM <Jlovekeys@AOL.COM>
To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
Date: Monday, October 18, 1999 10:46 PM
Subject: Plastic (old) elbow dilemma


>Dear list,  Perhaps some of you could give some advice on my situation.
>Recently a customer called and said some of her notes were broken.  After
>asking a few questions, I realized that she had an old spinet with the
>disentegrating elbow syndrome.  I explained to her that fixing a few would
>just be a stop gap remedy and she might in fact be better off with another
>piano.  As fate would have it, its a ? family heirloom (lame) and yet she
>just wants the broken ones fixed and the piano tuned.  I plan on tuning the
>piano first and fear that I will break many more.  She does not want to
>replace them all at this point.  I feel like I might be getting into a mess
>of a situation here. Perhaps I should cancel unless she wants to spring for
a
>complete replacement.  And even then the other plastic, if any, may soon
>start crumbling.  So what do you fellows do in a situation such as this?
>Thanks in advance. Jim Love /PTG Associate/Midland, Tx.
>