This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment "....the tilt cart will be an appropriate item to have. It will = probably not fit into a car. You need a truck to take it to a job." I have a mid sized car with an average size trunk. My tilter just fits = in. "I'd suggest pulling the piano out from the wall, find some padding such = as a=20 moving or other old blanket, tilt the piano back about 45 degrees with = the=20 padding protecting the wall." I don't understand how this would help. It would make it difficult to = get at the tuning pin area and seem to me it would present a huge danger = of it falling. How does tilting the piano 45 degrees help? =20 Terry Farrell ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Billbrpt@AOL.COM=20 To: pianotech@ptg.org=20 Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2001 11:03 AM Subject: Re: restringing bass In a message dated 7/14/01 8:54:25 AM Central Daylight Time,=20 pianolover88@hotmail.com (pianolover 88) writes:=20 But even at only 10 minutes=20 per string (old off-new on) it's gonna take over EIGHT HOURS!!! So = i'm=20 thinking maybe I should refer it to another tech who has done lots = of this=20 type stuff before. Thoughts? Terry,=20 The others have all given you good advice. I'd like to address the = issue of=20 whether it's worth it to you. As someone who may only be experienced = in=20 individual string replacement, you may want to accept this job if it = will=20 give you some good, practical experience. After all, it's not that = much=20 different from doing the same job on a much more valuable piano.=20 It all depends on you having the time to do it for a price that is = agreeable=20 to both you and the customer. Remember, you are self employed. You = have the=20 right and privilege of making that determination, regardless of anyone = else's=20 price structure. Someone with many years experience may be able to do = the job=20 in a few hours and charge big bucks for it. Usually, however, such a = person=20 would not want to work on an old Upright. You'd really be learning on = the=20 job (although you wouldn't want to let your customer get that = impression). =20 Considering that, you might well consider that a stipend type fee for = the=20 time spent is appropriate. So, if it suits you, Terry, you're the man = for=20 the job.=20 Regarding the tilter: It's a great tool and asset but it alone would = cost=20 about what you'll get from this job. You don't really need one to do = it. =20 I'd suggest pulling the piano out from the wall, find some padding = such as a=20 moving or other old blanket, tilt the piano back about 45 degrees with = the=20 padding protecting the wall. If the floor is not carpeted, you will = need=20 padding for it too.=20 If you decide eventually that you will be doing reconditioning and = rebuilding=20 projects on a regular basis, the tilt cart will be an appropriate item = to=20 have. It will probably not fit into a car. You need a truck to take = it to a=20 job. I sold mine years ago.=20 Good luck.=20 Bill Bremmer RPT=20 Madison, Wisconsin=20 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/bd/b7/f3/47/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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