WD40

[Wimblees@aol.com]

In a message dated 98-08-18 23:54:30 EDT, you write:

<< I have a client with a S & S  B who is an engineer who put WD40 on the
strings
 at the plate pins.  He thought it was rusting.  We all know that WD40 is not
 to be any where around a piano.  He wants a technical explanation why.  He
 tends to talk above me, and wants a technical explanation for every thing I
 do.  
 
 What should I tell him?  I cannot seem to keep him happy.  I know this has
 been talked about it before, I been in this for 18 years, know better about
 WD40.  Help!
 
 BTW, glad to be back.  I was in the middle of moving, house, shop and all,
and
 had to step down from the list for a while.  Shop is still being put
together.
 
 Dave Peake, RPT
 Oregon City, OR
  >>


Sometimes it is best to accept the fact that some people want to always show
they know more than you do, even if they don't. Instead of arguing with him,
allow him to think he did best. These people only understand something if they
can see with their own eyes what happens if something is done.  If, at some
time in the future, the string breaks, or dust accumulates on the string so
that it is dead, you can explain it was because of the WD40 he applied. It
will be too late to prevent the problem, and he'll have to pay to correct it,
but that's his problem, not yours.

Willem Blees  RPT
St. Louis