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<BODY lang=EN-US style="BORDER-TOP-STYLE: none; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: none; BORDER-LEFT-STYLE: none; BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: none" vLink=purple link=blue>Cracks, per se, are not a major catastrophe unless, as your message suggests, the board has pulled away from and buzzing against ribs. Repairs are not always major surgery. Do you know what is needed here? It may be affordable for the lady or you can give her a break ...<BR><BR>Alan Barnard<BR>Salem, MO<BR>Joshua 24:15<BR><BR><BR><BR>
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Original message<BR>From: "Michelle Smith" <MICHELLE@CDAUSTIN.COM><BR>To: "Pianotech List" <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>Received: 08/15/2006 2:58:30 PM<BR>Subject: My first bit of bad news<BR><BR>
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<P class=MsoNormal align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Hi all. I’ll vent on you because my husband just doesn’t “get it”. Today was my first experience with telling a customer that her very pretty 100 year old Ludwig upright has major cracks in the soundboard and needs serious help. (It’s buzzing in the F4 area). She spent too much money on the piano, can’t afford an overhaul, and just stared at me like I’m supposed to perform miracles. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Any sympathy or miracle suggestions are welcomed.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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