How would you handle..

[Alan R. Barnard]

Demonstrate that it is "right" with your tuning scope, if you have one.
Otherwise, just explain to him the physics of crappy pianos.

Is that Gulbransen one of the ones they put all-plastic flanges and elbows
in? It's fun to point out the pile of plastic pixie dust in the bottom of
the piano ...

Alan Barnard
Salem, MO
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jon Page" <jonpage@attbi.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, August 02, 2002 9:27 AM
Subject: Re: How would you handle..


> At 09:35 AM 8/2/2002 -0400, you wrote:
> >a recently widowed of almost 70 years of marriage gentleman, who admits
he's
> >losing his hearing, and has now called me back for a 2nd return to
"""fix"""
> >the top end of his 'ended it usefulness many years ago' Gulbransen
Console
> >Piano?
> >
> >I am a pretty tolerant person when it comes to showing sympathy in this
kind
> >of situation..however, my patience is wearing thin, and my lips are about
to
> >spew something that I might soon regret.
> >
> >Help me prevent that, please.
> >
> >-Phil Bondi (Fl.)
> >tito@philbondi.com
>
> Refer him to someone else who needs the tuning experience.
> Maybe now's a good time to start being selective...
>
>