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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joey,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Every really BIG job is just a bunch of little jobs
all done together. So, just tackle each piece of the project as itself, at least
in terms of the actual replacement and repair items. Sounds from your
description of the problems that the answers are fairly straightforward. Be of
good cheer. These things usually work out pretty well. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Good luck!!!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Robin Blankenship, in Virginia</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=joey@onkeypiano.com href="mailto:joey@onkeypiano.com">Joey Recker</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, January 08, 2007 11:08
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Just needs a little
tuning!</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial size=2>She did say that they just moved it
from an old house that had a roof leak. It is suprising to me that the
case does not show any signs of water damage. I'm nervous about doing
the work for her because I have not attempted anything quite this large
before. It doesn't seem to have any sentimental value to her, she just
said she like to keep old things rather than replace them.
<BR><BR>I'd like to try the repair just for my own experience but I don't want
to offer her any promises or guarentees. I'd rather underpromise
and overdeliver. <BR><BR>Maybe I'll send my upright over as a loaner
with an "option to buy" if the repairs don't work out. That way she's a
satisfied customer either way and I gain a great experience without the
pressure. I'll talk to her. She seems very open to options.
<BR><BR>Joey<BR><BR></FONT><FONT face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif" size=2>
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<B>From</B>: "Dean May" <deanmay@pianorebuilders.com><BR><B>Sent</B>:
Monday, January 08, 2007 9:35 AM<BR><B>To</B>: "'Pianotech List'"
<pianotech@ptg.org><BR><B>Subject</B>: RE: Just needs a little
tuning!</FONT><BR><BR>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Joey, don’t let the
naysayers on the list dissuade you from doing the job. It may be this piano
has emotional value for the customer that exceeds its intrinsic value. There
is nothing wrong with doing this job. You’ll get good experience, make money
and make your customer happy. It’s all good.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">You should heed
Conrad’s warning about structural problems. Strings only break at the bottom
like that because of standing in water, or really high moisture. Even you
don’t see any separations you might consider pulling plate screws at the top
and bottom and running machine screws all the way through with nuts on the
back side. If you counterbore the back side with a wide spade bit the bolt end
and nut will be somewhat hidden. It also works well to use Goop to glue on a
1/2" PVC plastic pipe cap. The cap hides the bolt and nut and gives a nice
finished appearance.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Joey Recker<BR><B><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=blue size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">"Mamma said there be
days like this."</SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=blue size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">This morning I woke
up to a terrible rain storm. My first piano of the day was a new
customer only 10 miles away who told me she had an upright piano that just
needed a "tuning".</SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=blue size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I arrived to find a
1975 Henry F. Miller Spinet. It didn't look too bad from the
outside. Then I opened it up. the felt on every single hammer is
seperating from the hammers. I counted 24 bass strings broken, and 26
treble strings.</SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=blue size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I showed her what it
looked like on the inside and she asked me if it was worth fixing. I
told her that she was the only one who could decide that. I gave her a
price for re-stringing, and replacing all the hammers and a good
cleaning. I explained to her what a comperable piano would cost her to
purchase new and used. I bid the job high enough (but fair for the
amount of work that needs to be done) and figured that no sane person would
want to put that kind of money into this piano. She wants it
fixed! </SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=blue size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I usually just lurk
here and glean all the knowlege I can from you fine folks, but my new year's
resolution is to participate more in the list. I thought this gem of a
piano was worth sharing. I'm just glad all it needed was a good
tuning! I don't think I could stand it if it needed some serious work
done!</SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2><SPAN
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