Hi Bob, Actually, you miss-quoted me. Paul wrote what you quote below - I didn't write that. I do tend to agree with Paul, however, that pinblock treatments are merely bandaids to a larger problem. In a previous post I said that I would prefer that people have "music" over "no music" (in other words, in some rare instances, drastic measures may be warranted to save an otherwise sad piano). But, more often than not, we should be encouraging new piano sales by condemning untunable PSOs when appropriate. We shouldn't be afraid to offer our professional opinions and nudge people to replace with new, good-quality pianos when it is obvious that it's time. Also, I would never condone spending high dollars on "worthless pieces of junk" (your words). I'd rather see that PSO replaced, and then, maybe, I wouldn't have to see it again. It's all a matter of what level of excellence you're willing to strive for - I avoid working on $200 pianos no matter how much I'm being paid. And Bob, I don't think any of us are claiming to be the expert on this subject, either. As I learned long ago when I got into this wonderful business, and understand much better today: There are many ways to skin a cat! It's obvious we have differing opinions, but hey, without different opinions this List would be no fun. Having Fun in the Sun, John Piesik, RPT Oceanside, CA In a message dated 3/29/99 1:56:52 PM Eastern Standard Time, JPIESIK@arinc.com writes: << "I knew there was a good reason I refused to listen to any of you guys using CA glue on pin blocks. And oil? The only place for oil is a salad. Only solution is a new pin block and restringing." Paul and John: >> Hmmm. So Paul is the expert now and all the persons saving some really awful pianos with CA instead of replacing the pinblock are wrong. Strange reasoning and logic here. I presume this implies that you would spend your customers dollars on almost worthless pieces of junk that could only be saved by installing new pinblocks or some other expensive repairs. A piano worth $200.00 and then "improved" to hold a tuning with $800-$1200 worth of rebuilding will still probably be worth $200. That same piano, with$10.00 of CA plus cost of application will probably now hold a tuning-and the customer will still have his/her $200. piano but will not have thrown lots of cash at an expensive repair. I would guess that the number of Technicians using this effective, but not expensive repair, numbers in the hundreds. And we are growing daily. Bob Bergantino, RPT
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