Hi Clyde, Next time just rerout the filler tube thru to the top of the piano--they can lift the lid to fill it...and the tube is pulled to one side so you don't risk watering the action. At 04:03 PM 7/30/2003 -0400, you wrote: >Terry, > >Yeah, that's what they say. The situation I found today wasn't major and wasn't my fault, but it was a >first for me. I was installing a Piano Saver system in a 1977 Yamaha console. When I came to install >the fill tube, I found that the kneeboard came to within 1/4" of the keybed, which is not enough >clearance for the tube! Has anyone run into this before? I'm sure someone has, but it was a first-time >for me. > >Fortunately I didn't have a tight schedule today, so I brought the kneeboard home, zipped another 1/4" >off the top edge, and had a factory-neat job that filled the bill. Did I charge extra for that? Nah. I >had already quoted her a price, and I didn't mind doing the work, just for the new experience and for the >nice customer. Not always the case, I guarantee you! :-) > >Regards, >Clyde Hollinger, RPT > >Farrell wrote: > >> "Live and learn." Isn't that what they say? > >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T. mailto:pianotuna@accesscomm.ca http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK S4S 5G7 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner
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