Hammer thief?

[Dean May]

I am the source of those hammers on ebay. They came off a 6' Baldwin I just
finished last month. My buddy grabs up all my scrap and sells it on ebay.
Amazing what people buy on there.

Dean

Dean May             cell 812.239.3359
PianoRebuilders.com   812.235.5272
Terre Haute IN  47802

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On Behalf
Of Phil Frankenberg
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 12:16 PM
To: pianotech; D.L. Bullock
Subject: Re: Hammer thief?

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.
>
>

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