---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment I think that all you... "will not tune overdamper pianos" group should b= e trained to tune these pianos using Paps mutes or a similar device as part= of your RPT exam. You all display your "RPT" status proudly, but, will not w= ork on old pianos! I wonder what you would think if your doctor said to you o= n your next visit....sorry I only deal with young patients!! =0D =0D Many of these old overdampers are easier to tune, and some have better pi= n blocks than some underdampers. It only takes a slight change of method. Reading what some of you guys are doing trying to insert your tuning stri= ps is quite comical. You obviously have not heard of the saying...There has = to be a better way!!=0D =0D Robin Stevens ARPT=0D South Australia=0D =0D =0D =0D =0D =0D =0D =0D =0D =0D =0D =0D -------Original Message-------=0D =0D From: ilvey@sbcglobal.net; Pianotech=0D Date: 10/09/05 01:14:54=0D To: pianotech@ptg.org=0D Subject: Re: Reinbach Piano=0D =0D I don't work on birdcages anymore but....I remember tipping the action towards me so I could insert temp strips on all the unisons leaving just = one string to deal with when tuning. Then when I couldn't take it anymore, = I'd remove the temp strips and do the unisons...=0D =0D David Ilvedson, RPT=0D Pacifica, California=0D =0D =0D ----- Original message ----------------------------------------=0D From: "Will Wickham" <wwickham@stny.rr.com>=0D To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>=0D Received: 10/8/2005 4:15:09 AM=0D Subject: Re: Reinbach Piano=0D =0D =0D >This isn't my first trip into the birdcage. Great deal of fun. It is=0D >the first time I've had to resort to muting through the action though.=0D =0D >Until I either know something about Reinbach pianos in general or this=0D >beasty in particular, I will keep going back to do my best to make it=0D >work well!=0D =0D >will wickham=0D =0D >On Oct 8, 2005, at 6:03 AM, Farrell wrote:=0D =0D >> Don't know anything about Reinbach, but birdcages I have had the=0D >> displeasure to meet. Make a policy - either run or charge your hourly=0D >> fee plus a frustration factor. I charge 1.5 times my regular hourly=0D >> on-site fee ($60 x 1.5 =3D $90).=0D >>=0D >> And make it clear to the owner - you'll tune it, but it is untunable -= =0D >> so don't expect much. Be sure to cover the lecture about upgrading to=0D >> something like a 1950 Lester spinet or somesuch POS.=0D >>=0D >> Just curious, why are you going back for a "second crack at it?"=0D >> Wasn't the first visit scary enough?=0D >>=0D >> Terry Farrell=0D =0D >_______________________________________________=0D >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives=0D _______________________________________________=0D pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives=0D =20 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/48/f0/ab/7c/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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