[pianotech] Lester Spinet

[Gerald Groot]

If you're lucky, the previous tuner replaced them with wooden elbow's.  I
remember about 30 years ago, Yat Lam Hong asking me what I used to replace
elbow's.  My answer?  Clip on plastic elbows.  I thought it was the norm.
His response?  "Why you use plastic to replace plastic?  Why not use wood?
Won't break."  Logical response.  Since then, that's what I've done. He's
right.  Sometimes the clip ons break again, especially years later.  Wooden
ones will not.  

Jer

-----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