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<DIV>In a message dated 4/15/2005 8:13:16 PM Central Standard Time,
jlolson@cal.net writes:</DIV>
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size=2>Seriously, I was on the spot, since the person and I had a
long-standing <BR>friendship, so I was willing to go the extra mile withou=
t
adequate <BR>compensation. Normally, I'd go "the whole thing needs wood pa=
rts
and it will <BR>cost you not only an arm and a leg but possibly another
valuable <BR>protuberance/appendage as well" route, but it wasn't really a=
n
option this <BR>time.<BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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<DIV>Jeff</DIV>
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<DIV>Friends or not, you're still the professional, who needs to be compensa=
ted
fairly for the work you do. Since it is a friend, I think it would have been=
even easier to level with him/her,and say that the piano is in serious troub=
le.
Being a friend, I am sure he/she would have trusted you. </DIV>
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<DIV>There is only one way to replace a wippen flange, and that is to remove=
the
action. If it means removing the keys as well, so be it. You can't look at t=
his
repair as a 5 minute job just to replace the flange. It is a 45 - 60 minute
repair, to remove the action, etc. Do you think a mechanic is only going to
charge you 5 minutes of work to replace a ring on a piston, when he has to
remove the head, etc. </DIV>
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<DIV>I still like Otto's way better, though. I wonder if he could send a
recording of the repaired piano being voiced. </DIV>
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<DIV>Wim </DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>