This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Went to tune a piano a few months back for a new client. Two youngsters = taking piano lessons. Old worn-out upright. Talked her into junking the = piano and buying a newer one. Gave her some guidance for shopping. Told = her I do pre-purchase piano inspections. I told her phone calls are = free. You know where this is going, don't you? Got a call from her and the kid's piano teacher a few weeks ago. They = were looking at a little console that was for sale by a local piano = mover. They described it and I said what they described sounded OK, but = that I would need to inspect it to offer a firm opinion. She calls a = week or so ago, says she bought the piano, and we scheduled a tuning. I went there yesterday. Kincade (Kimball) console. Open lid. Pinblock = split away from all five vertical back posts. About a quarter-inch = separation. Piano is 75 to 125 cents flat. I recommended she try to get her money back. She said she signed an = AS-IS purchase agreement. She paid $800 for this piece of $#@&! I recommended against tuning it. I suggested there was a better-than = even chance the tuning will not hold for long (hour? day? week? month?) = and that there is also the chance that raising the pitch would = accelerate the pinblock/frame migration, and even possibly put the = integrity of the plate at risk. I ultimately said that I was not = comfortable raising the pitch to A440. Anyone want to offer an opinion on my recommendations? Just curious what = YOU would have done. I also told her that it could be repaired, etc. Oh, and I also suggested that she call me next time for an inspection = BEFORE she buys another piano. Terry Farrell ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/9e/ee/53/da/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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