Things go better with Coke?

jolly roger baldyam@sk.sympatico.ca
Mon, 20 Aug 2001 22:05:12 -0500


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Hi Kevin,
              Allow for 2 days work if you are changing bass strings and all
the dampers. A few service calls to stabalize those strings.  Your cost on
parts will likely be about $300 plus US.
Regards Roger

At 07:38 PM 8/20/01 -0700, you wrote: 
>
>     
>     I had a call today from a Director of an "Art Institute". It would seem
> that some little genius had the lid up on a Yamaha U1, and managed to get a
> can of Coke spilled in there. He said that the dampers seem to stick when
you
> first depress the pedal, and he wants me to come out and give him a quote
for
> the job.
>     What comes to mind in that the bass strings will probably have to be
> replaced, as the aspiring musician didn't say anything to anybody about the
> accident, and that was at the end of the school year, three months ago.
Also
> the dampers, and possibly quite a few hammers. Plus center pinning etc.
>     I do not have any desire to under-bid on one of these, and I'm sure that
> many of you have seen the same thing happen. I just want to know how much
> work I could possibly be looking at, and any pit-falls to look out for while
> giving him a ball park figure. 
>     Your help and experience are greatly appreciated, and at least it's a
new
> topic!
>  
>     Kevin Ramsey
> <mailto:ramsey@extremezone.com>ramsey@extremezone.com 




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