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<DIV>Waddaya mean "where I git the piks?" In me shop, ya dummy! Cancha =
reed! Ya
callin me a lyer?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>This local guy brought me his family's 1875 Knabe square grand with =
the
goal of making it <EM><STRONG><U>function</U></STRONG>.</EM> My guess is =
that
Knabe did not string the piano like this, so apparently is was restrung =
some 50+
years ago. Everything else is original and worn as is typical. During =
the
initial inspection at his home I spent at least a half hour trying to =
convince
him to not spend a penny on the piano - or to go all the way and dump =
$10K to
$15K into it. But nope, "everything is just fine with it, its just the =
few keys
that don't work, and, and, and, and.....". Then I told him that common =
sense
told me to walk away from this kind of work. He told me I came highly
recommended and didn't want to go elsewhere. Then I spent a half hour =
telling
him all about the theory of "opening a can or worms" and that anything =
that
doesn't look quite right now, will inevitably be ten times worse when I =
dig into
it. He said that was OK. I did a car analogy with a 1915 model T (the =
worn out
'66 Dodge Dart just wouldn't even come close). Didn't phase him. I =
figured a
reasonable estimate might be $500 to $1,000 to fix the loose tuning pins =
(oval),
tune it, and fix the few broke keys. So I told him I'll charge by the =
hour and
that my honest guess is that I can make it
<STRONG><EM><U>function</U></EM></STRONG> like an old worn out piano =
(hit key,
make noise) for something under $2,000 with =
<STRONG><EM><U>NO</U></EM></STRONG>
guarantees. He said OK and him and his six burly sons and grandsons =
showed up at
my shop the next day with the piano.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>"It's always something!"</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Square grands are great! ('Course I haven't dug into this thing
yet........)</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Terry Farrell</DIV>
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<DIV>----- Original Message -----
<DIV>From: "Richard Brekne" <<A
href="mailto:Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no">Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no</=
A>></DIV>
<DIV>To: "Pianotech" <<A
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>></DIV>
<DIV>Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 5:50 AM</DIV>
<DIV>Subject: Re: Blocks & Beckets, was:Duplicated block</DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>> This ar quiete amuzerng der Terje.... Lookies likes =
Barnys'
been at'm<BR>> igen.. Whard yer get da pics ?<BR>> <BR>> =
Cheers<BR>>
RicB<BR>> <BR>> Farrell wrote:<BR>> <BR>> > Thanks for =
all the
kind words. Sometimes I have to do things several<BR>> > times =
before they
come out right, but I try and do them right in the<BR>> > end. =
Speaking of
some my fabulous talents ....... and while there is a<BR>> > =
thread on
beckets ...... Do y'all no that I are also an xpurt pieanna<BR>> > =
stringur? Belo is a xemple of me crassminship. Send yer peeanas to =
me<BR>>
> an I'll fix um fer ya! Terry
Farrell----- Original Message<BR>> > -----From: "Richard Brekne" =
<<A
href="mailto:Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no>To">Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.n=
o>To</A>:<BR>>
> "Pianotech" <<A
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org>Sent">pianotech@ptg.org>Sent</A>: =
Thursday,
August 21, 2003 3:23<BR>> > AMSubject: Re: Duplicated block > =
Terry....
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