The Ultimate Aggravation ... was WOW! and More comic relief

[John Ross]

I rough them in with a 1" belt sander, and use a file to finish off, the notches etc.
John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Alan R. Barnard 
  To: pianotech at ptg.org 
  Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2007 1:48 PM
  Subject: RE: The Ultimate Aggravation ... was WOW! and More comic relief


  Large flat file with one of the thin edges ground smooth so I can get into the notch without cutting in the wrong direction.



  If there is a lot of material to trim, I use a Dremmel with a side-cutting bit to rough it out first. Be careful if you do that, it can get away from you.

  Alan Barnard
  Salem, MO
  Joshua 24:15






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  Original message
  From: richard.ucci at att.net
  To: ilvey at sbcglobal.net, "Pianotech List" 
  Received: 02/03/2007 10:34:09 AM
  Subject: RE: The Ultimate Aggravation ... was WOW! and More comic relief


  Alan, what method of trimming keytops do you use? I'm referring to the overhang on the sides.

  Thanks,

  Rick Ucci/Ucci Piano


    -------------- Original message from "David Ilvedson" <ilvey at sbcglobal.net>: -------------- 


    Well Alan, of course you only needed to ask for a glass of water and the cookies may have been forth coming...

    David Ilvedson, RPT
    Pacifica, CA 94044




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    Original message
    From: "Alan R. Barnard"  
    To: pianotech at ptg.org
    Received: 2/2/2007 3:20:35 PM
    Subject: The Ultimate Aggravation ... was WOW! and More comic relief


    Spent several hours in a nice home today, installing keys newly topped, regulating, etc. Didn't take a lunch break because it was way out in the country, so I got pretty hungry  in the afternoon.


    Meanwhile, for the duration of the time I was there, the young lady was baking batch after batch after batch of wonderful-smelling chocolate chip cookies for some church social or something.


    Was I offered any? Noooooo.


    I have other people invite me to lunch or dinner, sometimes, and have been handed many a plate of cookies or homemade bread, etc. But not this time.


    So I made extra noise and scattered keytop shavings all over the place. 

    Alan Barnard
    Salem, MO
    Joshua 24:15






    Original message
    From: KeyKat88 at aol.com
    To: pianotech at ptg.org
    Received: 02/02/2007 6:35:33 AM
    Subject: Re: WOW! and More comic relief


    In a message dated 1/31/2007 8:59:36 PM Eastern Standard Time, PIANOTECHNICIAN at aol.com writes:
    How many can YOU think of?
    Greetings,
     
             The one that annoys me the most is pictures, books and nic-naks...stuff  all over the the top of the piano, when they knew damn well you were coming to tune!  
     
       (Also RE; other email...., for mathemetitans, I worked in engineering for 25 years. Started out in the steel industry..with its exhaustive data!)
     
    Julia
    Reading, PA



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