---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Paul, I envisioned a similar scenario. At least the piano that I was working on=20 was only a cheapo rental in a store. The downside? It was a spinet. When=20= I=20 put that action back in the second time, I handled it like fine crystal, and= =20 luckily, no more parts broke. Dave In a message dated 11/13/03 7:30:58 AM Pacific Standard Time,=20 pmc303@ricochet.com writes: > I once did a repair on a Chickering console that had plastic jacks. I rod= e=20 > in on my white horse and discovered one was broken. =E2=80=9CAh yes, M= =E2=80=99aam, I can=20 > fix this. No problem.=E2=80=9D And then, removing the whippen, I broke t= he plastic=20 > flange that secured it to the rail. And then the one next to it. Replaci= ng=20 > the action another broke. Long story short, I had to replace every plast= ic=20 > part in the action. Since I had already given the lady a low bid ($200),=20= I=20 > had to eat this job. It took me several days. I will no longer do any=20 > repairs to actions that have plastic parts unless I can replace them all (= and this=20 > usually means it isn=E2=80=99t worth the cost). A few nights ago I tuned=20= a Fischer=20 > console with plastic backchecks that just crumbled in my fingers. I told=20= the=20 > lady to play it gently! =20 > Paul McCloud > San Diego >=20 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/db/50/58/43/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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