new one reply

[Lance Lafargue]

This would allow for humidity stability on BOTH sides of the soundboard,
and he did the customer a huge favor!  Also, you can run the electrical
cord for the Dampp Chaser through that way and you can look behind the
piano for lost stuff without pulling the piano away from the wall. I think
Jim should have charged for that!
"Always looking for a way to charge an extra buck."
Lance Lafargue, RPT
New Orleans Chapter
Covington, LA.
lafargue@iamerica.net

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> From: pianoman <pianoman@inlink.com>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Re: new one reply
> Date: Thursday, December 18, 1997 8:24 PM
> 
> In sticking your hand through the soundboard you performed the vital
> function of equalizing the air pressure on both sides of the board. >:)
> James Grebe
> R.P.T. from St. Louis
> pianoman@inlink.com
> "I am only as good as my last tuning"
> 
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> > From: JIMRPT <JIMRPT@aol.com>
> > To: pianotech@ptg.org
> > Subject: Re:  new one
> > Date: Thursday, December 18, 1997 7:51 PM
> > 
> > 
> > In a message dated 12/18/97 8:23:56 PM, you wrote:
> > 
> > <<"Do you think I gave the right advice?">>
> >  As for the bug problem, Yeah IMO you gave exactly the right advice. 
> Here in
> > Florida we a blessed with a creature called the "powder post" beetle. 
> They
> > make a  very small entry hole and devour the wood from the inside,
eating
> > mostly the softer portions and leaving the grain lines except for
moving
> from
> > one soft layer to another.  The piece of wood looks just fine until you
> try to
> > put a little pressure on it then...poof a lot of powder !  I suppose
that
> is
> > where it got its name from.  Reminds me of the time I was tapping
around
> on a
> > sounding board trying to find a problem and my knuckles went 'through'
> the
> > board...try explaining that to your customer.  :-)
> >  Anyway your varmits sound like a variant of that genus and calling an
> > exterminator is the only thing to do. 
> >