<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>RE: Extreme measure? was RE: Pricing Pinblock Treatments</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252" /> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii" /> <style>  </style> </head> <body lang="EN-US" vlink="#0000ff" link="#0000ff" bgcolor="#ffffff"> <div class="Section1"> Okay, gotcha.  </div>   But I still think it is a far more legitimate and professional repair than your wording suggested. Alan Barnard Salem, MO <div class="Section1" style="padding-right: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; border-left: #000000 3px solid; padding-top: 5px"> <hr />Original message From: "David Love" <davidlovepianos@comcast.net> </davidlovepianos@comcast.net> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech@ptg.org> </pianotech@ptg.org> Received: 7/19/2007 5:56:14 PM Subject: Extreme measure? was RE: Pricing Pinblock Treatments <div class="Section1"> Yes I have.  The question was not whether it is an effective treatment, it was whether you would offer a guarantee.  I would not.  If you have to CA the pinblock the block is compromised.  I’m not saying it doesn’t work but I wouldn’t offer a guarantee.  What if the block fails after your application?  While your application would not have caused that you might be held responsible for replacing the block if you offer a “guarantee”.      <div> David Love davidlovepianos@comcast.net www.davidlovepianos.com </div> -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Alan Barnard Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2007 1:27 PM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: Extreme measure? was RE: Pricing Pinblock Treatments   David, respectfully, have you tried CA treatment? I only ask because words like "extreme measure" and "salvage a bad situation" make no sense to me, based on years of experience with darned near miraculous results and the many, many similar testamonies of other techs.     It isn't appropriate for a grand piano rebuild, perhaps, but it sure as heck is THE treatment of choice for that old upright, old spinet, or old console when the alternative is a bonfire.   Alan Barnard Salem, MO <div style="border-right: medium none; padding-right: 0in; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: black 2.25pt solid; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: medium none"> <div style="margin-left: 0.5in"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center" align="center"> <hr align="center" width="100%" size="2" /> </div> </div> Original message From: "David Love" <davidlovepianos@comcast.net> </davidlovepianos@comcast.net>    To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech@ptg.org> </pianotech@ptg.org>    Received: 7/19/2007 12:15:08 PM Subject: RE: Pricing Pinblock Treatments No warrantee on CA doping of a pinblock (I assume you mean that and not on tuning).  It’s an extreme measure to try and salvage a bad situation.  In fact, I would be explicit that the results cannot be guaranteed.    <div> David Love davidlovepianos@comcast.net www.davidlovepianos.com </div> -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Joe And Penny Goss Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2007 9:10 AM To: tune4u@earthlink.net; Pianotech List Subject: Re: Pricing Pinblock Treatments   <div> ??? What kind of warrantee do you offer on your tuning??? </div> <div> Joe Goss RPT Mother Goose Tools <a href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</a> <a href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com/">www.mothergoosetools.com</a> </div> <blockquote style="border-right: medium none; padding-right: 0in; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; margin: 5pt 0in 5pt 3.75pt; border-left: black 1.5pt solid; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: medium none"> <div> ----- Original Message ----- </div> <div style="font-color: black"> From: <a title="tune4u@earthlink.net" href="mailto:tune4u@earthlink.net">Alan Barnard</a> </div> <div> To: <a title="pianotech@ptg.org" href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a> </div> <div> Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2007 9:56 AM </div> <div> Subject: Pricing Pinblock Treatments </div> <div>   </div> I'm wondering what folks out there are charging, typically, for CA treating an upright block, maybe expressed as a percent of tuning fee or hourly rates.   Also, are you offering a warrantee?    Alan Barnard Salem, MO   I live in a gated community, but they let me out for good behavior. </blockquote> </div> </div> </div> </body> </html>