Hammer thief?

[Phil Frankenberg]

Actually, the college will purchase the new parts, however as I am on salary
I won't be paid any extra for the work. What really hurts is that about a
year ago I did install new Renner shanks,flanges and hammers, did the full
regulation, voicing etc. and now all my work is gone.
On a side note, today I went on ebay and found a seller auctioning 5 Baldwin
hammers. Someone had actually bid 9.95 on them. Also, the same seller had 6
console hammers "with their jacks". No bidders on those.
Bizarrrrre is right!

Phil Frankenberg
CSU Chico, Ca.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "D.L. Bullock" <dlbullock@att.net>
To: "Pianotech@Ptg. Org" <pianotech@ptg.org>; "Phil Frankenberg"
<rinkyd@pacbell.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 8:21 AM
Subject: RE: Hammer thief?


> Bizarrrrrrre!  Now is your opportunity to sell them a whole new set of
> Renner shanks, flanges and Blue hammers.  Along with a full regulation for
a
> princely sum.  Their state insurance should pay for it.
>
> D.L. Bullock    St. Louis
> www.thepianoworld.com
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Phil Frankenberg [mailto:rinkyd@pacbell.net]
> Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 7:33 PM
> To: pianotech
> Subject: Hammer thief?
>
>
> Today I went to check on a baldwin F (7 ft) in the band room of the
college
> where I work. To my amazement and horror I found all the case parts off
and
> lying on the floor, the action slightly pulled out, every hammer, shank,
and
> flange assembly gone. All hammer flange screws gone and all case part
screws
> gone. These parts were only about a year old. The whippens(which they
left)
> and rest of the piano are 40yrs old. I'm wondering if someone thought they
> could just put them on their own piano or if it was a prank. Anybody else
> experience anything like this? I know this is kind of OT but I just had to
> tell somebody who could appreciate the bizarreness of it all.
>
> Phil Frankenberg
> CSU Chico, Ca.
>
>