Regarding my recent post about the Steinway M with the mis-positioned capstans, I gave some bad advice near the end, when discussing replac- ing the teflon-bushed action parts with new. I said to come with an estimate that allowed for a fair profit, add a couple of hundred dollars to it, to allow for re-positioning the capstans and then tell the owner that when you were replacing the action you would throw in the capstan work for free. That's what I SAID, but not what I MEANT. DUMB!, DUMB! DUMB! What I MEANT to say was the following; Come up with an estimate for replacing the teflon-bushed action parts with new felt-bushed replace- ments and regulating them, then add a couple of hundred dollars to that figure for repositioning the capstans. Don't tell the owner you're doing any work for free, when you're not! Simply tell him that your estimate includes replacing all the action parts with new, repositioning the capstans and then regulating everything to Steinway specs. Sorry about tthe mis-statement. I gotta stop these 4:30 AM posts! The rest of the advice stands. Repositioning those capstans really isn't that dif- ficult a job. DON'T get involved in a lawsuit! Les Smith lessmith@buffnet.net
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