Allan W. said: "> On the other hand, that very fact of their working partly in isolation means that creative individual technicians come up with ways of doing things that nobody else had thought of; so it cuts both ways. Too authoritative (or standardized) a body of accepted techniques might stifle the creativity. In these days of the internet, we may have the best of both worlds. I agree completely that the sharing of our bright ideas is a good thing. But I've long been impressed in this work with how many equally good ways there can be of accomplishing a similar result. Allen, Yes, you are correct, but too often than not, we see things like the following pictures. To explain what it is we are looking at: This is a Chickering Upright w/their own version of the loop/spring type hammer butt/brass rail thang. The correct brass plate has an added hole for the cord to be attached to. Instead, this "ingenius" tech installed regular brass plates and then made string loops and attaching them where ever he fancied was a good place to slop some glue around. And then, of course there is the major trauma to the springs themselves. Sigh. Some should not be left to their own devices.<G> Best, Joe Joe Garrett, R.P.T. Captain of the Tool Police Squares R I http://gpianoworks.com/ -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 1903Chickering02.JPG Type: image/jpeg Size: 459468 bytes Desc: 1903Chickering02.JPG URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20130218/7c328765/attachment-0001.jpeg>
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