<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <TITLE>Message</TITLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2873" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=328023522-27082006>Greetings all --</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=328023522-27082006></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=328023522-27082006>In my naiveté as an Associate member I still look forward to the opportunities of working on pretty much anything that comes my way. Well, at least once, just for the experience. So, I just followed up on a referral to a woman who has an old Weber rosewood square grand, sn: 18831, made in 1880. The piano has been in her family since it was purchased new, and is apparently in reasonable condition. Well, for a square.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=328023522-27082006></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=328023522-27082006>The last time it was serviced was about five years ago and whoever did it has disappeared. She says that there are a couple of notes that don't play, or don't play well, and that the low bass and high treble are way out of tune. She also says that the previous tech, in an attempt to bring it up "to pitch" had raised the pitch from 392 to 415 but said that it should not be raised any further. </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=328023522-27082006></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=328023522-27082006>Today's questions:</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=328023522-27082006></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=328023522-27082006>: Do I need a special tip for my hammer to go on the tuning pins? I have stars, (of course), and an oblong.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=328023522-27082006>: What pitch should it really be tuned to? (She doesn't care as long as it sounds in tune.)</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=328023522-27082006>: If it won't hold pitch is CA an option?</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=328023522-27082006>: What should I watch out for? </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=328023522-27082006>: Also, any tips-n-tricks that can be offered, (besides running away), will be appreciated.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=328023522-27082006></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=328023522-27082006>No appointment has been made yet as she going out of town. This gives me time to research this challenge and arrive, (hopefully), prepared. She knows the piano has problems, and that parts and repair are going to be a major deal. She has agreed that all work, both repair and tuning will be hourly. She's not looking for miracles. She really just wants to get it to perform well enough to get her though Thanksgiving and Christmas. </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=328023522-27082006></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=328023522-27082006>-- Geoff Sykes</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=328023522-27082006>-- Assoc. Los Angeles</SPAN></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>