a junky piano

Stephen Airy stephen_airy@yahoo.com
Wed, 15 Nov 2000 19:57:51 -0800


I don't remember the make.  :(

At 02:36 PM 11/13/00 -0500, you wrote:
>I Agree, what's the big deal, if the strings are shot, replace them.  If the
>pins are loose, replace them. If the action is shot, install new parts.
>Aren't we as technicians supposed to be re building pianos??? As far as I'm
>concerned, it's just a matter of does the customer want to spend the money.
>I'm blind and and can't see the photo, and what was the make of the piano??
>Lynn Rosenberg
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Stephen Airy <stephen_airy@yahoo.com>
>To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2000 11:20 PM
>Subject: Re: a junky piano
>
>
> > if pins = loose, replace.  if strings = breaking/rusty, replace.  replace
> > hammers.  if bridges = cracked/split, replace (maybe) if pinblock is bad,
> > throw out piano (maybe).
> >
> > At 11:34 AM 11/11/00 -0600, you wrote:
> > > >As long as the bridges aren't split, the pins hold their torque and the
> > > >strings don't break...yeah..:-)
> > > >Patrick Greene
> > >
> > >These things, if they exist or would occur, wouldn't negate the possible
>to
> > >get it working and in tune.
> > >
> > >"No brag, just fact."
> > >Walter Brennan, _Guns Of Will Sonnet_
> > >
> > >Keith McGavern
> > >Registered Piano Technician
> > >Oklahoma Chapter 731
> > >Piano Technicians Guild
> > >USA
> >
> >
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