[pianotech] Shoddy "Rebuild" Pics

John Formsma formsma at gmail.com
Thu Dec 9 20:15:24 MST 2010


Yuck, pretty bad.

It's a crying shame we have such shysters in our industry. (Was gonna say
profession, but that would elevate them to a level they have clearly not
achieved.)

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JF

On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 8:04 PM, Terry Farrell <mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com>wrote:

> I know most of you have seen this same thing, but I just happened to have
> my camera with me this time and snapped a few pictures. This piano was at
> the home of a new client of mine - who proudly proclaimed that they bought
> this piano from a local dealer and it had been "completely rebuilt".
> Reality: The usual stuff to move it out the door - strings, damper felt,
> refinish plate, keytops and refinish case. Lousy piano. Wow, way worse than
> very miserable work........
>
> Here's a sample.
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> If you have a strong stomach and can handle more, click on the link below:
> http://s275.photobucket.com/albums/jj318/PianoV/Tuning%20Pins%20Gone%20Bad/
>
> Terry Farrell
>
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