<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)">  <style>  </style>  </head> <body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#000000"> <div class=Section1> Sam,<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> First welcome to the list and glad to have you here.   My input is just my opinion.   Starting with a Kimball piano is a tuff one.   You can put a dress or a tie on a pig and it is still a pig.   Kimball is a very low budget piano and it may frustrate you.   At the same time, you have to start some where.   Yes, what you’re doing is what a lot of us should do in the beginning and I wish you the best of luck.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> William<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> PIANO BOUTIQUE<o:p></o:p> William Benjamin<o:p></o:p> Piano Tuner Extraordinaire<o:p></o:p> <a href="http://www.pianoboutique.biz">www.pianoboutique.biz</a><o:p></o:p> The tuner alone,<o:p></o:p> preserves the tone.<o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </div> From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Samuel Choy Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 10:05 AM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: Newbe question<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> <div> Hi,<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> A little introduction,<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> I recently completed the American School of Piano Tuning program and am starting a business, part time at first, as a piano technician. But I am very serious, I've been 10 years in the corporate world and am very sick of it. Seems kind of risky to plan to leave a good paying job at a large company, but I hate what I do now and love pianos.<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Anyway, I thought the American School of Piano Tuning program was pretty good. There was a link to it off the RTP Web site, so I didn't think that it could be all that bad. However, I don't feel like I have all the skills I need. I feel like I know just enough to be dangerous. So to practice, I  bought myself an old Kimball grand piano (built in the 30s) that was in horrible shape with the intent to fix it up. <o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> The sound board is cracked, the ivories are cracked, the hammers are deeply grooved, and it needs to be restrung. In the action, it looks like a lot of the felts are worn and should be replaced. And it needs to be refinished.<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> At worse, I think that this will be a good education, at best, if I do good job refurbishing it, I could at least get my money back if not make some.<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Did any of you do anything like this?<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Also, sorry if this is an old question, but is liquid hide glue as good as the hide glue you have to mix in a heating pot?<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Thanks.<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Nice to meet all of you.<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Sam Choy<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Samuel Choy Piano Service<o:p></o:p> </div> </div> </body> </html>