[pianotech] Lester Spinet

[Greg Newell]

Rob,
	The thing that you should be looking for is the exit and the
reoccurring problems are plastic elbows that disintegrate. Seriously, it
could be a money maker for you but only if the buyer is realistic about what
it will cost to bring it into some kind of usable shape. This will probably
be more than she paid for it so be prepared for that. She'll likely expect
that a tuning fee alone will cure all of its ills for as long as she owns
the piano. I hope, for your sake, that I'm wrong.

Greg Newell
Greg's Piano Forté
www.gregspianoforte.com
216-226-3791 (office)
216-470-8634 (mobile)


-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Rob McCall
Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 12:10 AM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: [pianotech] Lester Spinet

Greetings List,

I have an appointment tomorrow morning with my first Lester Spinet. :-)
This piano was recently purchased by the client for a "steal" on Craigslist.
She said the previous owner told her he hadn't tuned it in a while.  She
bought it so her young daughters can learn to play the piano.

I'm going to their home expecting the worst.  My question to all of you, is,
What are the things I should be looking for?  Does this model have any
recurring problems I should be alert for?

Any help is appreciated...

Regards,


Rob McCall

McCall Piano Service, LLC
www.mccallpiano.com
Murrieta, CA
951-698-1875