>I know you have a good point. I do not do this all the time. It gets so >yucky sometimes with these old uprights. I know many techs will not even >service them (ethics?). What IS this thing with ethics the last few days? If a tech has enough work already to not have to go out and fight losing battles trying to do impossible field repairs on "previous life" ex pianos, why would it be an ethical crime to pass on the job? I don't even begin to understand this. Aren't there already enough swords available to throw oneself on without looking for more excuses, especially the lowest common denominator? A tech declining the job surly costs the non customer a lot less money than if he did go out and waste $400 or their money trying to patch it up, only to not return the customer's repeated calls when the piano still doesn't work to their satisfaction (as determined by the opinion of their teacher, neighbor, uncle, sister, etc). I've seen that happen WAY too many times around here, and gently decline to give it a try myself when the "previously helped" owner calls around for someone else to "finish it up". Life is too short, and folks are too heavily armed. If you or anyone else does chose to service old uprights, by all means, fight the good fight, and stand behind your work no matter how relentlessly they fail to realize they have a partially reanimated dead piano (regardless of how many times, or how carefully you explained the situation) - bless you, and go in as much peace as can be mustered under the circumstances. You've got a heck of a lot better shot at Sainthood than I. Just try to keep the ethical judgements in check regarding those who chose not to participate. That's not really a rant, just a puff of smoke in the forecast wind. Ron N
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