Over-Damper Uprights and Square Grand Bashing!!!

[JAMES DALLY]

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Anice positive outlook we need more of.....Jim Dally
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: D.L. Bullock=20
  To: PTG ; Joe Garrett=20
  Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 11:01 AM
  Subject: RE: Over-Damper Uprights and Square Grand Bashing!!!


  You are doing well enough to turn them down?  I don't think you should =
lump them all as novice-tuner fodder.  It actually takes more knowledge =
and experience to do these pianos than any others.  Do us all a favor =
and never touch one again.  If you only knew the novice work I have had =
to UNDO to restore some of these....

  Bird cage uprights and square grands are just fine.  I have restored =
many of both of those.  The squares?   I have four I am working on right =
now.  I have four people calling me up every few months to see if I have =
one finished so I can take theirs to work on.  I have had new butts made =
for them so I even have new parts to put into them.  Yes they are a pain =
in the butt but they are very fine instruments once completed.

  The birdcage uprights are much simpler but more often must have the =
soundboard taken out and timbers/pinblock put back together--especially =
the ones with all wood backs.  I prefer the ones with a cast iron plate =
or plates to hold the tension. =20

  As far as the actions, if you are trying to deal with all old parts, =
you will have trouble.  We releather non standard butts and with all new =
parts have no problem with their actions.  They are very easy to work =
with at that point.

  D.L. Bullock    St. Louis
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    -----Original Message-----
    From: Joe Garrett [mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net]
    Sent: Monday, November 15, 2004 12:20 AM
    To: pianotech
    Subject: Over-Damper Uprights and Square Grand Bashing!!!


    Terry Peterson said: "Two "pianos" I will NEVER service: Birdcages =
and squares! Luckily I'm doing=20
    well enough to turn down, on rare occasions that I encounter them, =
archaic,=20
    antique, obsolete junk."

    Terry,
    NOW YOU WENT AND DONE IT! It's one thing to be a bit full of oneself =
and have narrow-mindedness. It's a whole nuther thingee when ya goes and =
slams my bread and butter!<G> You wouldn't know a good Square Grand if'n =
it fell on ya! (Hmmm? Now there's a thought!<G>
    Joe Garrett, R.P.T.
    Captain, Tool Police
    Squares R I
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