[pianotech] Removing Glue

[paul bruesch]

I've already extended my apologies to the engineers who are the rare
exception to my statement. However, as one who prefers to change his own oil
and filter, air filters, other "simple" and routine maintenance or repair
work on my car, or clean the crumbs from my toaster, I consistently find
myself repeating that statement. In fact, I have a choice on my car... I can
change my own, or make an appointment at the dealer (20km away) and pay
through the nose. The other option (having the "oil change professionals" do
it at [e.g.] Jiffy Lube) ultimately results in still more considerable
expense from incorrectly replaced splash pans and over-torqued (and
un-washered) drain plugs.
Sure, after 100 years of building automobiles, it is generally easier now to
change a tail light or certainly a headlight, but I've seen that botched,
too.

Don't worry, I will never again post those words here, nor will I post any
more words to this thread.

Paul Bruesch
Stillwater, MN

On Sun, Dec 14, 2008 at 10:22 PM, Dean May <deanmay at pianorebuilders.com>wrote:

>  Speaking as an engineer who used to work as a designer in the automotive
> industry I can say that such a statement, all evidence to the contrary
> notwithstanding, is categorically false. Many of my co-workers were gear
> heads and we spent enormous amounts of design time making our vehicles as
> easy to service as possible, within the constraints imposed on us by the
> bean counters.
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> *Dean*
>
> Dean May             cell 812.239.3359
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> PianoRebuilders.com   812.235.5272
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> Terre Haute IN  47802
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> *From:* pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] *On
> Behalf Of *paul bruesch
> *Sent:* Sunday, December 14, 2008 2:16 PM
> *To:* pianotech at ptg.org
> *Subject:* Re: [pianotech] Removing Glue
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> I've said it hundreds of times before, including at least one time here...
> <Engineers don't work on cars>  Engineering and manufacturing are one-way
> processes. There is no concern for anything that may or not happen down the
> road.
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> Paul Bruesch
>
> Stillwater, MN
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