to repair or not to repair

[Richard Brekne]

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Been  reading this one back an forth, and gotta in general aggree with
Kevin and the rest. Its not so much that I dont understand the sentiment
David  expresses... its just that I have been through exactly this kind
of mill a couple times. Without express approval to make a repair I
hesitate greatly to to much of anything beyond absolutly neccessary
things. Too easy to get burned.

RicB

"Kevin E. Ramsey" wrote:

> I agree wholeheartedly, David. I wouldn't pound the pin, either. I
> would just let the piano go back the way that it was delivered,
> provided that the note probably was not of consequence anyway. If
> there were a tuning pin in the center of the piano which wouldn't
> hold, that's another matter, and would depend on how much my back were
> pushed up against the wall. I'd make sure to have the responsibility
> rest with someone else for my attempted repair. If I were the
> technician sent out from the company which rented the piano for this
> venue, then I'd have carte blanche, because I could do whatever was
> necessary on the piano, and then fix it later. They couldn't sue me,
> their employee, they'd be suing themselves. I don't think it's such a
> big thing, and I admire the fact that you are so dedicated, I am too,
> as a matter of fact. You have to be aware that we live in a very
> litigious society, nowadays. Blame it on the lawyers.Kevin E. Ramsey
>
>      ----- Original Message -----
>      From: David Love
>      To: Pianotech
>      Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2003 5:41 PM
>      Subject: Re: to repair or not to repair
>       If somebody hires me to prepare a piano for a concert, then
>      I do what is necessary to prepare the piano for the
>      concert.  A few drops of CA glue to hold a loose tuning pin
>      will not adversely effect the piano in any way, will not
>      make it worse than it was.  Pounding the pin down runs a
>      small risk of breaking the string.  This is not like
>      saturating the hammers with lacquer because you didn't think
>      the piano was bright enough.  It's a perfectly acceptable
>      way to secure a loose tuning pin.  I agree with you about
>      making unrequested or unnecessary wholesale changes, but I
>      don't consider this to be one. David
>      Lovedavidlovepianos@earthlink.net
>
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Richard Brekne
RPT, N.P.T.F.
UiB, Bergen, Norway
mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no
http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html


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