[pianotech] One of dem days

[Shawn Brock]

William,

you are a hell of a man to admit this!  The same incident played out for me 
about 2 weeks ago.  A M&H bb I have in to restring.  The piano belongs to 
Nevin Essex who's another technician in town.  He was in the shop with me 
and we had put in all of the perimeter screws and snugged them up nicely. 
Then Nevin recalled that he had not put in the nose bolts.  Just to add 
another insult to the situation we discovered that he also hadn't drilled 
through the new board.  Embarrassing!  But hey, its his piano, his board, 
I'm just the stringer...

Shawn Brock, RPT
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "William Monroe" <pianotech at a440piano.net>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 10:51 PM
Subject: [pianotech] One of dem days


> Ever have one of those days?  Mine was today.  Shop day.  Feeling pretty 
> good about myself, the piano, etc.  Piano is nicely refinished, plate goes 
> back in without incident, perfect.  Used my little rim guards that I made 
> (gleaned from Alan McCoy - thanks Alan!)  So perfect, awesome, not even 
> close to any scratches.  Plate screws, perimeter bolts in, snug.
>
> Time to put the nuts on the nose bolts.......  Nose bolts?  What 
> the.......
>
> Who was responsible for that?!?!?!
>
> Grrrr.  I don't mind being reminded that I'm not perfect, but did it have 
> to be like that?  At least I didn't glue in the other music desk glide 
> yet. <G>
>
> On the up-side, I got to use my new Agraffe spinner (thanks again, Ron N.) 
> today.  Hot diggity, right next to, well, cashews and chocolate, I'm told.
>
> William R. Monroe
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