Just when you think you've seen everything...

[Avery Todd]

Ray,

Just for your information, that's pretty common. They think it'll keep
the rail from moving. Of course, that's IF they get it right in the
first place. Which is rare! :-)

Avery

At 01:31 PM 06/28/02 -0500, you wrote:
>This morning I finished up the regulation of a 38 year old Baldwin 
>L.  While attempting to regulate the damper upstop rail, I found that it 
>wouldn't move.  I thought perhaps it was stuck with varnish.  But no, a 
>bright light revealed that some previous tuner must tired of regulating 
>it, and actually had driven 5 small nails into it to hold it into 
>place!  Fortunately he didn't hammer the headless nails all the way in, 
>and I was able to get them out with little visegrips.  FWIW.  I hope no 
>one else runs into similar stupidity, but thought someone might profit 
>from knowing this experience.
>
>Ray
>
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>Ray T. Bentley, RPT
>Registered Piano Tuner-Technician
>Alton, IL
><mailto:ray@bentley.net>ray@bentley.net
>www.ray.bentley.net
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>The difficult, I do right away.  The impossible takes a little longer!
>
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