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<DIV><SPAN class=953543614-21012004><FONT face=Arial>Yes, Terry, I =
believe you
have outlined the recommended and practical steps to take. But I would =
have
skipped the flu and gone right to step 5, I think. I'm lazy that way.
;-]</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Alan R. Barnard</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Salem, MO</FONT></DIV>
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align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> =
Farrell
[mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, January =
21, 2004
5:24 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Pianotech<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: What would you =
have
done?<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#800000>In the following order, is =
what I would
have done:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#800000></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#800000>1) Got a sudden case of the
flu.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#800000></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#800000>2) Explained (in a whining =
tone) that
there simply was not enough time to address the =
repetition.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#800000></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#800000>3) Called Phil Bondi to bail =
me out
('cause the guy is slick!).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#800000></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#800000>4) Wished (later that evening) =
that I was
quick enough to have thought of brushing the knuckles with a little =
Teflon
powder.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#800000></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#800000>....... and maybe hit the =
center rail key
bushings and wip/hammer flanges with a squirt of Protek (if =
I
thought any of that might be a tad tight) - although Protek will =
really loosen
a flange fast and a lot - likely I would just end up screwing up the =
action by
making the hammer shank flanges too loose and the pianist =
would
loose control of the action and then I would have to add a fifth =
course of
action:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#800000></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#800000>5) Run away, run =
away!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#800000></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#800000>;-)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#800000></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#800000>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=phil@philbondi.com =
href="mailto:phil@philbondi.com">Phil Bondi</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Newtonville</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, January 21, =
2004 1:47
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> What would you have
done?</DIV>
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<P><FONT face=Arial color=#000080>Here was the situation =
today:</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT face=Arial color=#000080>-Well-known pianist coming =
into town
playing on a piano I am not familiar with..the regular tech just =
couldn't
make the gig, so he called me to do it.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial color=#000080>-The piano is a S&S D and =
has been
re-strung, new whips, hammers, shanks..good work was done to =
it.</FONT>
<BR><FONT face=Arial color=#000080>- The note left behind for me =
from the
pianist when I arrived asked me to do something with the =
repitition..it
seemed 'sticky' and if I could do anything about a few =
dampers..</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial color=#000080>-Well, not wanting to step on =
any toes, I
learned, after I pulled the action, that this Pianist likes active
repitition, because what was presented to me was in good working =
order. This
Pianist has played on the 'D' that I care for, and he loved it..I =
have the
spring tension set a little active on that one..and the action is a =
tad
lighter on mine.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial color=#000080>So .. I was able to quiet the =
dampers, but
what to do about the repitition request with little to no time to =
work
with?</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT face=Arial color=#000080>What I did was put some teflon =
powder on
the knuckles hoping that would make it feel lighter to him.</FONT> =
</P>
<P><FONT face=Arial color=#000080>What would you have =
done?</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT face=Arial color=#000080>-Phil Bondi(FL)</FONT>
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