HEY! We actually agree on something! -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of David Ilvedson Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 11:02 PM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] plate Disclaimer, disclaimer, disclaimer...when we work on old pianos, protect yourself before you do anything... David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "Gerald Groot" <tunerboy3 at comcast.net> To: pianotech at ptg.org Received: 1/29/2010 2:50:45 PM Subject: Re: [pianotech] plate >Live and learn Marshall. > >There must come a time when the customer will either pay you for the work >that you are doing, or the work does not get done. We've all been in the >position where we've taken a job only to regret it later not knowing or >realizing until it is to late that if you look at it funny or breath on it >wrong, something else breaks. Old plastic action parts is a prime example. >Try replacing one broken damper, touch the neighboring damper and that one >too, breaks. > >This must be explained to the customer for future liability on your behalf >that more can and will likely go wrong. I would personally advise them to >either repair it correctly, or get rid of it. I would also inform them of >this before you do much more with it. The unfortunate thing is, that if you >did not inform them of the additional work before you started any of it, >most of what you have just done will be "on the house" because they did not >approve it. > >If jacks are tipping sideways, hitting two notes, that means you have more >unglued jacks.. I hate those kinds of jobs. > >Jer > >From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf >Of Marshall Gisondi >Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 3:09 PM >To: pianotech at ptg.org >Subject: [pianotech] plate > >Hi William, >Imagine an iron sound board. wow that would be like lifting a battle ship. >lol > >I was also curious when you guys trip the jack when putting on bridel >straps, do you ever get some side playin the jack and it tends to want to >lift the hammer next to it or two together. This customer as I shake my >head in dusgust doesn't want to put too much $$ into this piano and only >wants me to do what is necessary to make it so his wife can practice onit. >If it falls apart, he'll upgrade. He plans to eventually anyway. the piano >is an old Harrington by Beckwith. I'm leary about replacing every bridel >strap because if I touch a jack the wrong way it will fall off. lol I take a >small screw driver and gently trip the jack since the toe on tis action is >tricky to get to. I m concerned I'll have to spend even more time trying to >keep this thing together. It needs a complete overhall which they won't do. >I'm sorry I took this job which started out as two notes not playing, one >unglued jack and one bridel strap replacement and turned into abut 22 >replaced straps and about 6 or 7 reglued jacks. I also had to glue a jack >spring in the slot where it connects to the jack. Normally it just sits in >there nice and snug. I'll try not to breathe on the action for fear it will >crumble. I better not eat garlic later. lol >Marshall >Marshall >Marshall Gisondi Piano Technician >Marshall's Piano Service >pianotune05 at hotmail.com >215-510-9400 >Graduate of The School of Piano Technology for the Blind >www.pianotuningschool.org <http://www.pianotuningschool.org/> Vancouver, WA > _____ >Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. Get it ><http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390710/direct/01/> now.
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