Piano Refinishing

[Wilsons]

Here, here!

Wally Wilson, RPT
Ravenswood, WV
Columbus, OH Chapter

At 12:43 PM 6/3/02 -0400, you wrote:
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>Brian,
>	I agree! We seem to see a small 
>amount from time to time on this list but 
>hardly ever, if ever at all, in the 
>Journal. It is a big topic and perhaps no 
>one in ready to take it on because of the 
>sometime controversy in how things are 
>done either in methodology or in materials 
>used. I know that I for one would 
>certainly benefit from such a series of 
>articles.
>
>Greg
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>6/3/2002 10:57:47 AM, Brian Trout 
><grandrestorations@yahoo.com> wrote:
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>>To those interested...
>>
>>I think it's time we saw a series of 
>articles in
>>the Journal about piano refinishing.  It 
>seems to
>>be one of those subjects that is pushed 
>under the
>>rug when it comes time for the printed 
>material. 
>>
>>We tend to divide up our field into 
>segments such
>>as:
>>
>>1) Tuning
>>     a) in home
>>     b) concert
>>2) Rebuilding
>>     a) refurbishing
>>     b) rebuilding
>>     c) remanufacturing
>>3) Refinishing 
>>     a) parts as needed
>>     b) complete
>>
>>There are a pretty significant number of
>>technicians out there who are actively 
>involved
>>in the refinishing process (at least 4 of 
>the 7
>>listings I placed above would be 
>responsible for
>>doing some finishing work) and I don't 
>know that
>>it's right that such a significant 
>portion of the
>>work done by this trade is left totally
>>unaddressed.
>>
>>No offense is intended to those who tune, 
>but to
>>those of us who do not, more articles on
>>temperaments are not high on our priority 
>list of
>>reading material.  I savor those articles 
>on
>>rebuilding, sometimes seeming few and far
>>between.  But I can't remember any 
>serious
>>article on refinishing, ever.
>>
>>It's a part of our trade.  It would sure 
>be nice
>>to see it receive some attention.
>>
>>'Nuff said by me.  I'll crawl back under 
>my rock
>>now.
>>
>>Have a good day, all.
>>
>>Brian T.
>>
>>
>>=====
>>Brian Trout
>>Grand Restorations
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