Got some dough to blow, good prices on strings/hammers??

[Stephen Airy]

On Thu, 16 May 2002 00:57:02 -0500, kam544@flash.net said:
> >I don't even have a credit card, and right now I don't have a job.  I
> >just happen to have some dinero to spend (thanks to my b'day last
> >month).
> >Stephen Airy
> 
> Stephen, List,
> 
> This dinero you have currently received would be well spent in 
> seeking a professional on site inspection by a skilled piano 
> technician who could advise you on the most appropriate and needed 
> repairs for your piano, rather than your interest in wholesale 
> replacement of parts that might be satisfactory just as they are.
> 

That sounds like a good idea.  I'll have to contact my local tech and
see what we can set up.   (My mom's piano needs to be tuned soon,
anyway, so maybe we could combine the appointment.)

Could anyone post some things to look at or reference to where to find
out what to look for, so I can do somewhat of an inspection myself? 
(It still would help to have a professional inspection, though.)

About parts that might be satisfactory just as they are:  I'm not sure
about that.
Example: hammers.  They were fairly deeply grooved when I got the
piano, and I filed them, helping make the grooves much shallower. 
Since then, I've played the piano a lot, and the grooves are now just
as bad as if not worse than they were originally.  Also, they seem to
have worn somewhat thin, so I'm not getting as good of a tone as I
would like, nor as good as the piano used to have when I first got it
(after it was tuned).
Strings:  I've broken several in the bass.  Plain wire may be OK, but I
broke Middle C, and when i replaced it it had a better sound.

I would love to take a bunch of close-up pics, but I don't have a
digital camera or working scanner.  Does anyone know what it costs to
get a roll of film developed onto a CD professionally?  (I was just
looking at a few sites but I couldn't find the prices.)  I would prefer
the images to be high resolution (at least 1024x1536).

> It could save you big time in the long run.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Keith McGavern
> Registered Piano Technician
> Oklahoma Chapter 731
> Piano Technicians Guild
> USA
> http://www.highpointpiano.com/ptg/conv/chicago2002/
> 

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