This is a multipart message in MIME format ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment I've put it in the "old bag of tricks" David I. ----- Original message ----------------------------------------> From: Fred Sturm <fssturm@unm.edu> To: "ilvey@sbcglobal.net, College and University Technicians"= <caut@ptg.org> Received: Mon, 08 Nov 2004 15:59:14 -0700 Subject: Re: [CAUT] Re: Steinway Damper sytem upgrade & redesign On 11/8/04 2:56 PM, "David Ilvedson" <ilvey@sbcglobal.net>= wrote: Yeah, but I can permanently fix the problem and certainly get= more friction relief than your method AND I can charge $150 for= the work...;-] The job usually takes less than an hour for me. I charge $100= if I'm there tuning the piano. Hi David, No question there isn=92t all that much difference in time. But= I can fit it into =93the next tuning appointment=94 without allowing= even an extra half hour, so I find it a bit more convenient from= a scheduling point of view. And I charge a little less than $100= ($75). Depends on the customer. Like I said, it was that very= strong negative reaction to my description of the =93preferred= method=94 from a particular customer that got me to think of an= alternative. So there it is in the old bag of tricks, for the= low budget places (read =93institutions=94 in particular, not= actually including the one where I am employed, now that I am= employed and not contract, but often churches and such), and= instances where in home major drilling is an issue. BTW, drilling the hole for the pitman pin: Use a long bit (6=94= will do). First drop the trap lever and drill all the way= through it from the top, positioning the hole a bit to the back= of the dimple produced by the original pitman, taking care to= drill perpendicularly. Then put the lever back into position,= and insert the drill bit through that hole from the bottom,= using that hole as a guide to drill into the bottom of the lift= tray (This makes sure you get the holes nicely lined up with one= another to avoid any binding problems). Observe the angle and= placement of the drill bit in relation to the hole through the= keybed to ensure you are centered (fudged a bit to the back). Of= course, I would also generally pull the action, and use the= dimple in the tray leather as additional positioning= information. Regards, Fred Sturm University of New Mexico http://music.unm.edu/about/staff_members/fred_s_sturm.php A mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/1f/55/23/9e/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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