Painted String Rendering

[Isaac OLEG SIMANOT]

HA HA HA !

> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]De la part
> de Farrell
> Envoyé : vendredi 18 janvier 2002 19:00
> À : pianotech@ptg.org
> Objet : Re: Painted String Rendering
>
>
> Oh, absolutely Clyde. We are going to make another appointment in the next
> few weeks and I told her I will give her proposals for three levels of
> rebuilding tasks:
>
> 1. Strings, dampers, pinblock, recondition bridge, new top half of action
> (hammers, shanks, knuckles, flanges), refurbish rest of action, etc. (all
> the aforementioned only if the other remaining things are in acceptable
> condition)
>
> 2. Complete rebuild to like-new status (or there abouts - pick
> and choose -
> her finish is in good shape, she may not want to refinish - this
> may or may
> not include new soundboard).
>
> 3. Performance remanufacture to better than new status.
>
> My guess is that I am going to find the soundboard in decent shape and she
> will go for something akin to #1.
>
> Terry Farrell
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Clyde Hollinger" <cedel@supernet.com>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 10:39 AM
> Subject: Re: Painted String Rendering
>
>
> > Terry,
> >
> > I don't doubt that a restringing is in order, but I'm wondering
> if you are
> > considering doing more.  Now would seem to be the appropriate time to at
> least
> > recondition the rest of the piano and maybe even do a complete rebuild.
> And
> > shouldn't the pinblock be replaced or plugged if the piano's getting
> restrung?
> > If it really needs everything for a discriminating client, it
> seems to me
> that
> > going halfway isn't advisable.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Clyde.
> >
> > Tom wrote:
> >
> > > > Am I the only one who finds the concept that just because a piano is
> > > > difficult to tune, this is reason enough to encourage the
> owner of the
> > > piano
> > > > to pay hundreds of dollars to restring it?
> >
> > Terry F. wrote:
> >
> > > No, you are not the only one, and that is not the only reason this
> person
> > > might want to consider restringing. This lady is a teacher.
> She has many
> > > students and teaching piano is her sole income (or there abouts - its
> what
> > > she does for a living - she is single). She plays Rachmananof
> (sp?) VERY
> > > well (at least it sounds good to me). She complained about a few notes
> that
> > > were way out that bothered her. All her bass tuning pins are
> loose - on
> the
> > > verge of not holding a tune. Several tenor pins are loose. I have CAed
> some
> > > of them in the past. Any hey, this piano is 60 years old and
> the strings
> are
> > > rusty and she has an appreciation of the performance piano! She
> complains
> > > about her una-corda not working right (she needs her hammers
> filed), and
> her
> > > action is less than satisfactory. Clearly this woman is looking for
> better
> > > performance. I think in this case talking about restringing
> is very much
> > > on-target and is a service to her.
> >
>
>