<HTML><BODY> <div>These pianos shouldn't be saved, they should be hunted down and systematically destroyed.  Aeolian spinets--of which this is one--from that era are what I learned to tune on (if you can call it tuning, because they can't really be tuned), and to this day are the worst pianos I've ever worked on!  <br>  </div> <div> </div> <div style="clear: both;">Dave Stahl<br> <br> Dave Stahl Piano Service<br> 650-224-3560<br> dstahlpiano@sbcglobal.net<br> http://dstahlpiano.net/<br> <br> <br> <br> </div> <div> </div>  <br> -----Original Message-----<br> From: joey@onkeypiano.com<br> To: pianotech@ptg.org<br> Sent: Mon, 8 Jan 2007 5:49 AM<br> Subject: Re: Just needs a little tuning!<br> <br> <div id="AOLMsgPart_2_b061fcdc-1dbc-4e9b-ad0f-b92c7aa29b90"> <font face="arial" size="2">I must admit that until I saw this piano, I've had the opinion that EVERY piano could be saved.  I was to access whether my skills were sufficient to do the work and the owner was to access whether or not the piano was worth the investment.  My opinion has changed.  While it may be true that every piano could be saved, I have come to the conclusion that not every piano SHOULD be saved.  <br> <br> I've offered to sell her another piano.  If she takes the offer, we'll both be better off.  <br> <br> OH...  I didn't mention how good the action in this piano actually looked.  I did offer to take it off her hands (at no charge) just so I could have the action.  I couldn't believe how good it looked.<br> <br> Joey<br> <br> </font><font face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif" size="2"> <hr align="center" size="2" width="100%"> <b>From</b>: pjr <pryan2@the-beach.net><br> <b>Sent</b>: Monday, January 08, 2007 6:59 AM<br> <b>To</b>: joey@onkeypiano.com, Pianotech List <pianotech@ptg.org><br> <b>Subject</b>: Re: Just needs a little tuning!</font><br> <br> Are you <u>really</u> going to do the job?  or..... recommend your worst enemy?<br> <br> <br> Phil Ryan<br> <br> Joey Recker wrote: <blockquote cite="mid" type="cite"> <div align="left" dir="ltr"><font size="2"></font> <div align="left" dir="ltr"><font size="2"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial"><span class="703550221">"Mamma said there be days like this."</span></font></font></div> <div align="left" dir="ltr"><font size="2"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial"><span class="703550221"></span></font></font> </div> <div align="left" dir="ltr"><font size="2"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial"><span class="703550221">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></div> <div align="left" dir="ltr"><font size="2"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial"><span class="703550221"></span></font></font> </div> <div align="left" dir="ltr"><font size="2"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial"><span class="703550221">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></div> <div align="left" dir="ltr"><font size="2"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial"><span class="703550221"></span></font></font> </div> <div align="left" dir="ltr"><font size="2"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial"><span class="703550221">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></div> <div><font size="2"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial"><span class="703550221"></span></font></font> </div> <div><font size="2"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial"><span class="703550221">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></div> <div><font size="2"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial"><span class="703550221"></span></font></font> </div> <div><font size="2"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial"><span class="703550221">Joey</span></font></font></div> <div><font size="2"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial"><span class="703550221">On Key Piano</span></font></font></div> <div><font size="2"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial"><span class="703550221">Plains, GA</span></font></font></div> </div> <br> <hr size="4" width="90%"> <br> <center><img src=""></center> <div><br> </div> <hr size="4" width="90%"> <br> <center><img src=""></center> <div><br> </div> <hr size="4" width="90%"> <br> <center><img src=""></center> <div><br> </div> <hr size="4" width="90%"> <br> <center><img src=""></center> <div><br> </div> <hr size="4" width="90%"> <br> <center><img src=""></center></blockquote><br> <br> </div>  <div class="AOLPromoFooter"> <hr style="margin-top:10px;" /> <a href="http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/1615326657x4311227241x4298082137/aol?redir=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eaol%2Ecom%2Fnewaol" target="_blank"><b>Check out the new AOL</b></a>. 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