Oops- Yes Wim- you're right about being able to get the jacks from Schaff- but we need more than that, unfortunately.. :) Michelle --On Thursday, August 12, 2004 4:07 PM -0400 michelle stranges <stranges@Oswego.EDU> wrote: > Aww Wim- > She REALLY likes this piano. > > She gave Ed a budget to work with and off hand I can't think of what it > was. > > Ed and I have fished through the catalogs to see what would come close to > matching. > > You're right- it is the jacks AND the spring itself. If you ask me- THAT > is the problem. It looks like we'll have to form a similar repitition > lever,spring and groove out of something that already exists- and I > *think* it can be done. > > But can it??? > > :( > > We're digging the complexity of it all and the challenge but that can > quickly change when the costomer calls and says "How's it coming along??" > > HEH!! > > Not sure how much she gave Ed to play with- and it probably won't be > enough considering the time we'll most likely put into it- but we'll > learn something.. > > Thanx Wim! > > :) > Michelle > > > --On Thursday, August 12, 2004 3:48 PM +0000 Wimblees@aol.com wrote: > >> >> >> In a message dated 8/12/04 2:00:28 PM Central Daylight Time, >> stranges@Oswego.EDU writes: >> >> I understand that the customer isn't "too" concerned about moola as long >> as it's "reasonable". >> >> OK- >> >> That's all folks!! >> >> ANY direction/suggestions on this is apprieciated. >> >> :) >> Michelle >> >> >> >> I worked on one like that, about 20 years ago. If I recall the primary >> problem were the jacks. I think you can still buy them from Schaff. >> >> But one way to persuade the customer that repairing this instrument might >> not be in her best interest, is to explain that parts are not available, >> and in order to make new ones, literally from scratch, will cost (come up >> with a figure that will more than compensate you for doing to work, and >> hopefully enough to have her think twice about spending it). >> >> Wim >> Willem Blees, RPT >> Piano tuner/technician >> School of Music >> University of Alabama > > > > > _______________________________________________ > caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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