Thanks, Tom. I sent him an email earlier this morning. John Dewey was not available until the first of November, and suggested Jim. -- John Formsma, RPT Blue Mountain, MS On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 3:30 PM, Tom Driscoll <tomtuner at verizon.net> wrote: > ** > John, > Before you call Steinway give Jim Ialeggio a call. > He's a tech here in our chapter (Boston) and offers this service. He's top > notch in all of his work . > I'm sure the Steinway suggestion has merit but another option is out there. > Tom Driscoll > > *Jim I. info:* > > *Phone:* 978-425-9026 > > *Email: * jim at grandpianosolutions.com > > http://grandpianosolutions.com/services-for-piano-technicians.html > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* John Formsma <formsma at gmail.com> > *To:* Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org> > *Sent:* Monday, October 03, 2011 12:56 PM > *Subject:* [pianotech] Replacing Steinway Action Frame? > > What are the current thoughts regarding buying a new action frame from > Steinway versus having the old one repaired, a la John Dewey? > > First action replacement job...notice this morning that there are splits in > all action rails. Not split throughout all sections of each rail, but in > each rail. Don't recall seeing any before today. So maybe it happened whilst > removing old parts last Friday. Good to know now rather than later, I > suppose. I guess I sure know how to pick 'em. Sigh.... :) > > So, I can get a new frame from Steinway for about half the cost of getting > the old one repaired. What are the pros and cons of each? (Searching the > archives reveals 7 posts from 2002, but no posting about any end results.) > > -- > John Formsma, RPT > Blue Mountain, MS > > -- John Formsma, RPT Blue Mountain, MS -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20111003/610d9813/attachment-0004.htm>
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