<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3157" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 8/28/07 4:54:44 A.M. Hawaiian Standard Time, dltassinpiano@juno.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV><FONT size=3>I bet the Salt Water/Air on the islands in Hawaii are real  "killers."</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>HOW do you move pianos from island to island ?? </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>Oh, Hey !!!   Have you ridden the NEW multi-million-dollar,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>3-story "Island Hopper" Ferry, yet ??  I wonder if they'll</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>let you move a piano on it over the water?   Man, I'd be</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>careful rolling a piano from beach-house to beach-house.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>Can you imagine the time you'd have up-righting a piano</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>if your casters got off into the sand?   Sounds like a GREAT</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>place to push and sell Dampp-Chasers.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Be sure to keep your strings wiped off; dust off the bridge, hitch pins, coils, </STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG>tuning pin collars, etc...  Vacuum and dust often.  BEST corrosion preventer</STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG>I've found yet.  [if one has 'new' strings]  A "dry" 2-inch paint brush and </STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG>vacuum hose works wonders !! </STRONG><STRONG> I suggest removing debris first.</STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Just teach your customers what to do ...  </STRONG><STRONG>like putting gas in their car ...</STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG>it must be done often to keep it running nicely !!</STRONG></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>On more than several occasions I have tuned pianos sitting next to open windows, with the wind coming through. These houses are less than a mile from the ocean. When I got to house, the grands had their lids closed, and had string covers. I'm seeing a small grand on Friday for a second time to clean it up, but the damage to the strings has already been done. The guy moved here from Washington DC just 3 years ago, and the effects of the salt air are very obvious. I'm just cleaning it, and regulating the action, but he will have the piano restrung in a year or so. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>No, I haven't taken the Super Ferry yet. There is a big controversy here right now. Environmentalist got the state supreme court to halt the Ferry, which was supposed to start service this past weekend, citing a lack of an in depth environmental study.  In response, the ferry offered $5 one way fares, (normally $45), and went ahead and started anyway. Protesters on Kauai, (the furthest out island), kept the ship from docking by literally swimming and surfing between it and the dock. This lasted for about half an hour until the coast guard came and put a stop to the protesters. But this morning headline in the paper reads, "Ferry turned back by Kauai's protesters. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I want the Ferry. The cost of going over there will be comparable to flying and renting a car, but it will be much easier. I will be able to carry ALL of my tools, supplies, etc, in my car, instead of hand carrying one big tool case, and having to check it. I would then also be able to take an action back with me, instead of doing all the work in the customer's house, and then not having everything with me. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Moving pianos from island to island is no big deal. Cargo ship go between the island all the time, which carry trucks, etc. (but no passengers and cars). But it does cost a little more than your normal piano move, about $1500 each way. This is the main argument the Ferry people have, BTW. Why can cargo ships go between islands, but not the Ferry. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Most of the pianos I have seen have a dammpchaser already. Dealers push them as part of the sale.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I'll keep in mind the cleaning suggestions. Never thought that sea air attracts dust, but it makes sense. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>   <DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT<BR>Piano Tuner/Technician<BR>Honolulu, Hawaii<BR></FONT></DIV></DIV></FONT><BR><BR><BR><DIV><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">Get a sneak peek of the all-new <A title="http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour/?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000982" href="http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour/?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000982" target="_blank">AOL.com</A>.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>