Condemnation and obtaining for personal gain

[gordon stelter]

I am hesitant to CA a block on a fine piano such as
this, with such very loose pins. It might not make
them adequately tight, and the amount of CA needed
might make taking the piano apart for future
rebuilding extremely problematic. 
    If you feel guilty about getting an unfairly good
deal on this piano from some sweet, trusting
oldsters,( and you should ), I suggest that you simply
make them an offer, with a time limit for their
acceptance of it, and then let them see if they can
find a better one.
     Thump

--- Phil Bondi <phil@philbondi.com> wrote:
> Good morning all.     
> 
> Recently, I had to give the bad news to an elderly
> couple with a 1915 
> M&H A. It was established that the piano hadn't been
> tuned in 12 years 
> rather than the 5 originally thought - I always find
> it amazing how 
> people's memories work, or not, when it refers to
> piano maintenance..
> 
> Anyway, the pinblock was shot..I put my tuning lever
> on a tuning pin and 
> BOING..same thing across the block.
> 
> Now I know what you're saying: CA it
> Bondi!!..sorry..this couple has no 
> money to spend on any repairs, and my regular tuning
> price was "a little 
> higher than expected" to begin with..it would be
> with 12 years between 
> tunings.
> 
> They're going to be moving to Minnesota in a few
> years and are now 
> willing to leave the piano behind with the house..I
> suggested to them 
> that before they do that, I would be happy to take
> the piano off their 
> hands for an agreed upon price..The man of the house
> said he would think 
> about that.  The piano needs everything..especially
> the cabinet: 
> alligatored like Jim Bryant's favorite football
> team!!!
> 
> I don't run into this situation very often where I
> have to give the bad 
> news for pianos that are potentially quite worthy of
> rebuilding and 
> re-selling and are basically worthless where they
> sit.
> 
> I would like to have this piano to work on..again, I
> believe it's a 
> pre-Aeolian M&H, and they are rare birds in these
> parts.
> 
> If you were me, and be glad you're not, how would
> you handle this situation?
> 
> Seriously,
> Phil(Fl)
> 
> 
> 
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