[pianotech] Replacing plastic elbows

[Denise Rachel]

You guys are a regular circus!

I've been at this trade for 37 years and have never heard tell of a  
"new" elbow breaking.  The only problem I ran into was when moths ate  
some of the felt because I didn't store them properly.

When I was in school in the early 70's, my teacher Robert Carbaugh  
used these spinets as an example of a really bad piano.
Sadly, today when I see these old instruments, decades worse for wear,  
they can actually sound better than some of the shiny new imports.  So  
sure, I'd still take the job   ---   sitting cross legged in front of  
the piano for a few hours.

D

On Dec 8, 2009, at 2:39 PM, Gerald Groot wrote:

> Whatsa matter Ron, you don't want the job either?  Ladder or  
> latter?  Which
> one you wanna pick?  So,I "tipe" to fast...Climb it or follow it, I  
> don't
> care.
>
> If they insist on keeping IT, (the piano silly) then, replacment  
> wood it
> gets...  And, Ron still gets the job.  "wood" you accept it?
>
> Jer
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org]  
> On Behalf
> Of Ron Nossaman
> Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 2:40 PM
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Replacing plastic elbows
>
> Gerald Groot wrote:
>> In all honesty, I generaly recommend replacing the piano at this  
>> point in
>> time in the life of the piano but, if they are insistent upon  
>> keeping it
>> wood, here we come...  Or, no, I won't do it...  Usually, the  
>> ladder...
>> Pawn it off to Ron N....
>
> Honesty is good. Thanks, but I have more firewood than I can
> use already. I could use someone to split it though, if you're
> caught up on your elbow replacement replacements and need
> something to do.
>
> Got plenty of ladders too.
>
> Now, what's this about wood? If they insist on keeping what
> wood? How can you keep something wood at their insistence if
> it was plastic in the first place?
>
> Ron N
>
>
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