explanation(s), please

[Annie Grieshop]

Thanks, Mike.  That's what I assumed.  But we didn't find a crack (I wasn't
the only one looking)... and that's why I'm so confused.  Given the events I
described, is it reasonable to believe that the plate is most likely
cracked, even if the crack is not (yet) visible?

The piano is in the customer's living room, with a couple small kids playing
it.  Should I/they be concerned enough to get it out of there?  I don't want
to upset them, but I don't want anybody getting hurt, either.

If it was your customer, what would you say/do/suggest?

Yeah, I'm slowly but surely learning my lesson about taking on these old
low-end pianos.  Yes, of course, I could have listened to that advice when
it was given (oh so many times) before... but I have to learn hard lessons
the hard way, I guess. <g>

Annie Grieshop

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Kurta [mailto:mkurta at roadrunner.com]
> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 10:02 AM
> To: annie at allthingspiano.com; Pianotech List
> Subject: Re: explanation(s), please
>
>
>     Annie, you'll find out with experience that when someone says
> the word
> "BRAMBACH," broken plate immediately comes to mind.  I have seen two and
> heard of many more.  The last one I had cracked days after I
> tuned it.  Look
> really closely and you'll find the flaw.
>     Mike Kurta
>
>