Hello, Yes some guys are amazing to look at, and if they have a little time to joke or talk that is even better. 2 or 3 days with all due work is still very fast for sure. Me to I used to forget to put back the dampers before, the tone is definitively better with the ;> Does he precut all the wire for a section ? Nowadays when I talk about 2 stringing/week in was in the gold days, alas things have changed some , generally, in the neighborhood. Best Regards, David. Isaac OLEG Entretien et reparation de pianos. PianoTech 17 rue de Choisy 94400 VITRY sur SEINE FRANCE tel : 033 01 47 18 06 98 fax : 033 01 47 18 06 90 cell: 06 60 42 58 77 > -----Message d'origine----- > De : pianotech-bounces@ptg.org > [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]De la > part de David Andersen > Envoye : jeudi 12 juin 2003 22:35 > A : oleg-i@wanadoo.fr, Pianotech > Objet : Re: Bass String Coils > > > on 6/12/03 2:32 AM, Isaac OLEG at oleg-i@wanadoo.fr wrote: > > > A good rebuilder here strings up to 2 pianos/week, and can change > > strings/pins in a grand in some 20 hours work on site > (dampers back, > > chipped and tuned...) > > We've got a guy in LA, Mike Farnell, who's been doing > onsite stringing for > me for 20+ years---he's the best, and the fastest, stringer > I've ever seen. > On a small (6' and under grand, he can destring and string > (not including > other protocols like dampers, bridge pins, agraffes, capo > bar) in 5 hours. > That is not a misprint. Now, as we get older and wiser, we > do onsite work > in two or even 3 days, because we do all these other > protocols above and > more. > > Plus, he's a great guy, funny as heck, weird as they come, > which is just > what I like....<g> > > David Andersen > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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