Strange but true a man called for me to tune his old upright, he said he tried ,but the pins were so tight he decided to use sewing machine oil to loosen them up! How would you all answer the man? On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 9:29 AM, <pianotech-request at ptg.org> wrote: > Send pianotech mailing list submissions to > pianotech at ptg.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://ptg.org/mailman/listinfo/pianotech > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > pianotech-request at ptg.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > pianotech-owner at ptg.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of pianotech digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Cell Phone for Business (Matthew Todd) > 2. Re: Cell Phone for Business (Dean May) > 3. Re: Cell Phone for Business (J Patrick Draine) > 4. DIY tuning (paul bruesch) > 5. Re: DIY tuning (Porritt, David) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2009 18:46:12 -0700 (PDT) > From: Matthew Todd <toddpianoworks at att.net> > To: pianotech at ptg.org > Subject: [pianotech] Cell Phone for Business > Message-ID: <785522.5718.qm at web83803.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hello, > ? > I will be getting a new cell phone next month, and was wondering what would > be a good pick for the business we are in. > ? > I have Verizon service, and I have been looking at the LG enV3. > ? > Have a good week, > > > TODD PIANO WORKS > Matthew Todd, Piano Technician > (979) 248-9578 > http://www.toddpianoworks.com > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20090719/01360d82/attachment-0001.htm > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2009 07:41:30 -0400 > From: "Dean May" <deanmay at pianorebuilders.com> > To: <pianotech at ptg.org> > Subject: Re: [pianotech] Cell Phone for Business > Message-ID: <D4F4D0D11B88482284587EA8164201BE at athlonx2> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > I use Tracfone. It's only 9 cents a minute or less, I only pay for what I > use. It really helps keep cell phone costs down as I am always mindful that > I am paying for every minute I use. It keeps me from using the cell phone > to > chat. The display always shows how many minutes are left before I need to > add more. > > > > The kids use theirs as much as they want, but they have to buy their own > air > time. It's amazing how frugal they get with their usage. It costs 3 cents > for each text message, to send and receive. The cost for the wife's phone > is > less than $5 a month as she rarely uses it. > > > > When Tune Lab gets written for the I-Phone I'll probably switch my phone > just to reduce the number of devices I'm carrying from 3 to one. But I'll > keep my wife's and kids' with Tracfone. > > > > Dean > > Dean May cell 812.239.3359 > > PianoRebuilders.com 812.235.5272 > > Terre Haute IN 47802 > > > > _____ > > From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On > Behalf > Of Matthew Todd > Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2009 9:46 PM > To: pianotech at ptg.org > Subject: [pianotech] Cell Phone for Business > > > > > Hello, > > > > I will be getting a new cell phone next month, and was wondering what would > be a good pick for the business we are in. > > > > I have Verizon service, and I have been looking at the LG enV3. > > > > Have a good week, > > TODD PIANO WORKS > Matthew Todd, Piano Technician > (979) 248-9578 > > http://www.toddpianoworks.com <http://www.toddpianoworks.com/> > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20090720/d929d90c/attachment-0001.htm > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2009 07:54:55 -0400 > From: J Patrick Draine <jpdraine at gmail.com> > To: pianotech at ptg.org > Subject: Re: [pianotech] Cell Phone for Business > Message-ID: > <fdf610640907200454w5c5f1ae7gaa9f7a6632d8bed8 at mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > I have the LG enV2 (as do my wife, and one of my daughters), and find it > quite adequate (Verizon service, strong signal in most places, even my > home) > . I don't have any experience with the enV3, sorry. Not as cool as my 1st > gen iPhone (but the AT&T signal is non existent in my home, while very good > elsewhere).Patrick Draine > Billerica, MA > > On Sun, Jul 19, 2009 at 9:46 PM, Matthew Todd <toddpianoworks at att.net > >wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > I will be getting a new cell phone next month, and was wondering what > would > > be a good pick for the business we are in. > > > > I have Verizon service, and I have been looking at the LG enV3. > > > > Have a good week, > > > > ***TODD PIANO WORKS* > > Matthew Todd, Piano Technician > > (979) 248-9578 > > http://www.toddpianoworks.com > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20090720/7d7f03c6/attachment-0001.htm > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:15:43 -0500 > From: paul bruesch <paul at bruesch.net> > To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org> > Subject: [pianotech] DIY tuning > Message-ID: > <aaf134ef0907200715t67a4dccds5ebdded555a6a44b at mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Going to tune a spinet tomorrow. > > Customer says it has "one wire broken, A below middle C..." > > Chatted a bit more, then she says "I tried to tune it myself." > > Me: "Is that how the string broke?" > > Her: "Yes. It didn't look that hard, but I guess it is. I got the tool from > my son." (Well good, I was imagining her using a 6" Crescent!) > > So I'm curious... how often has anyone come across this? It's a first for > me > in my not-so-many years of tuning. > > Paul Bruesch > Stillwater, MN > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20090720/9965d8ce/attachment-0001.htm > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:28:46 -0500 > From: "Porritt, David" <dporritt at mail.smu.edu> > To: "pianotech at ptg.org" <pianotech at ptg.org> > Subject: Re: [pianotech] DIY tuning > Message-ID: > <78F73DAE2483A747AD0E4A3BE57169DA22D874E9FB at SXMBXA.systems.smu.edu> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Not too often, but you do get the occasional do-it-yourselfer who thinks it > looks easy. The one I enjoyed the most was a lady who said her husband > claimed to have a good ear so he bought the tools. He spent 8 hours one > Saturday and never could set a temperament. At the end of the day he told > his wife to call the ---- tuner. She seemed to be amused by it! > > dp > > David M. Porritt, RPT > dporritt at smu.edu > > From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On > Behalf Of paul bruesch > Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 9:16 AM > To: Pianotech List > Subject: [pianotech] DIY tuning > > Going to tune a spinet tomorrow. > > Customer says it has "one wire broken, A below middle C..." > > Chatted a bit more, then she says "I tried to tune it myself." > > Me: "Is that how the string broke?" > > Her: "Yes. It didn't look that hard, but I guess it is. I got the tool from > my son." (Well good, I was imagining her using a 6" Crescent!) > > So I'm curious... how often has anyone come across this? It's a first for > me in my not-so-many years of tuning. > > Paul Bruesch > Stillwater, MN > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20090720/2f78338e/attachment.htm > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech mailing list > pianotech at ptg.org > http://ptg.org/mailman/listinfo/pianotech > > > End of pianotech Digest, Vol 9, Issue 122 > ***************************************** > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20090721/f309fe3b/attachment.htm>
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