Grand piano trucks

[Brooks Weisman]

Conrad
You are probably right!  Thanks.
It reminds me of a Far Side cartoon - what one person actually says and what
another person hears that he says.

Brooks Weisman RPT
Arcata & Napa, CA
brooksw@jps.net

----- Original Message -----
From: "Conrad Hoffsommer" <hoffsoco@martin.luther.edu>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 3:24 PM
Subject: Re: Grand piano trucks


> At 09:56 02/16/2001 -0800, you wrote:
> >Phil & others
> >His piano mover told him that adjustable ones were available and he
somehow
> >has become fixated on having one.  I think he is worried about the pedal
> >floor relationship which I told him would be normal with the trucks in
the
> >catalogs.
> >He asked me to inquire so...
> >
> >Brooks Weisman RPT
> >Arcata & Napa, CA
> >brooksw@jps.net
>
>
> Aha!  What we have here is a failure to communicate. I think...
>
> I can imagine the movers saying something to the effect that stage trucks
> are built to accomodate a range of piano sizes and the _arms_ are
> adjustable to do this.
>
> The customer heard only "adjustable" mumble, mumble, mumble stage trucks.
>
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>
>
> Conrad Hoffsommer - Music Technician -mailto:hoffsoco@luther.edu
> Luther College, 700 College Drive, Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045
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>
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