Eric, At 04:07 PM 9/30/2005, you wrote: >What >should I do? Pull the action on 130 grands till I find the two missing >their sostenuto? Why not just check it with the pedals? ;-) Sorry, the Devil made me do it. Avery >Eric > > >Eric Wolfley, RPT >Supervising Piano Technician >College-Conservatory of Music >University of Cincinnati > > >-----Original Message----- >From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of >Jeff Tanner >Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005 4:24 PM >To: College and University Technicians >Subject: Re: [CAUT] a bad habit?? > >Hey Michelle, >As long as you know what's going on. One thing I do think about on >occasion, though, is what if something happens to me tonight and I >either choose to not come back to work tomorrow, or am incapable of >returning to work? If I leave a lot of stuff out of its place, will >I be leaving a puzzle for my replacement? > >Jus' playin' a liddle devil's advocate mind you, cause I guarantee >you not everything's where it orta be here either. This just >reminded me of a music desk somebody brought me off a Baldwin L that >needs fixin' and returnin'. >: ) >Jeff > > >On Sep 30, 2005, at 2:52 PM, Michelle Stranges wrote: > > > Hi folks.. > > > > I'm wondering if I'm getting into a "bad habit" here... > > > > Seems I am *unconsciously* (??) and "conveniently" (?? ) leaving > > off the keystop rail on all actions I am bringing in the shop for > > work. > > > > :( > > > > Welp- they "never seem to make it back on the action" when they are > > returned to their home. > > > > (Shhhh- but personally I feel it's way easier to make repairs, ease > > keys, etc. by just leaving them off...) > > > > It's my dirty secret. > > > > I'm having guilt though. > > Will I have to admit being lazy? > > > > I know the primary reason for this part is in the case of pianos > > being moved and stuff- but there's a small piano fairy on my > > shoulder hinting that there's more to it than just that. > > > > What's the real deal. > > > > Any other guilty parties out there? > > > > ps- our pianos here don't get S-E-R-I-O-U-S pounding and playing- > > so the keys wouldn't be floppin' all over the place... > > > > :) > > Michelle > > _______________________________________________ > > caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > >_______________________________________________ >caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >_______________________________________________ >caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives _______________________ Avery Todd, RPT Moores School of Music University of Houston Houston, TX 77204-4017
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