That;s surprising that you seem to have that many, if ANY bird's to work on. I haven't seen but two in the last 5 years, and I referred them both to other techs. One tech in particular called me later to say "what a BIG mistake" he made taking such a dismal job. Oh well. Terry Peterson ----Original Message Follows---- From: "Alan Forsyth" <alanforsyth@fortune4.fsnet.co.uk> Reply-To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Subject: Re: Over-Damper Uprights and Square Grand Bashing!!! Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 20:36:56 -0000 Now Mr Petersen, living here I would starve if I refused to work on overdampers. What I do refuse to do is pitch raise wooden frame efforts, so................I'm hungry!!!!! Luckily for us though, all or most squares were burnt at the stake in 1866. AF ----- Original Message ----- From: "pianolover 88" <pianolover88@hotmail.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Monday, November 15, 2004 5:30 PM Subject: RE: Over-Damper Uprights and Square Grand Bashing!!! ><<NOW YOU WENT AND DONE IT! It's one thing to be a bit full of >oneself and have narrow-mindedness. It's a whole nuther thingee when >ya goes and slams my bread and butter!&lt;G&gt; You wouldn't know a >good Square Grand if'n it fell on ya! (Hmmm? Now there's a >thought!&lt;G&gt; >Joe Garrett, R.P.T. >Captain, Tool Police >Squares R I>> > > >Since I **Rarely** encounter them, and I'm glad for that, I don't >have to mess with'm. My statement of "doing well enough" simply >means that I don't have to take those jobs to pay the rent, or i >would. Geez, I'm no "Steinway snob", like MANY out there who have >been known to routinely "trash" talk ANY pianer out there, in front >of the customer, if it ain't a steinway. Hell, I love working on all >types of pianos, excepting the aforementioned ones. > >Terry Peterson > > > >----Original Message Follows---- >From: &quot;Joe Garrett&quot; &lt;joegarrett@earthlink.net&gt; >Reply-To: Pianotech &lt;pianotech@ptg.org&gt; >To: &quot;pianotech&quot; &lt;pianotech@ptg.org&gt; >Subject: Over-Damper Uprights and Square Grand Bashing!!! >Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 22:19:33 -0800 > >Terry Peterson said: &quot;Two &quot;pianos&quot; I will NEVER >service: Birdcages and squares! Luckily I'm doing >well enough to turn down, on rare occasions that I encounter them, >archaic, >antique, obsolete junk.&quot; > >Terry, >NOW YOU WENT AND DONE IT! It's one thing to be a bit full of oneself >and have narrow-mindedness. It's a whole nuther thingee when ya goes >and slams my bread and butter!&lt;G&gt; You wouldn't know a good >Square Grand if'n it fell on ya! (Hmmm? Now there's a >thought!&lt;G&gt; >Joe Garrett, R.P.T. >Captain, Tool Police >Squares R I > > > _______________________________________________ pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives Wow
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