<WBR>Les<br> <br> If all you were asked to do is tune it, and not give an appraisal of the piano, or were asked your opinion about the condition of the piano, then you should just do what you were hired to do, and keep you opinions to yourself. <br> <br> <div style="CLEAR: both">Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT<br> Piano Tuner/Technician<br> Honolulu, HI<br> Author of <br> The Business of Piano Tuning<br> available from Potter Press<br> www.pianotuning.com</div> <br> <br> -----Original Message-----<br> From: Leslie Bartlett <l-bartlett@sbcglobal.net><br> To: 'Pianotech List' <pianotech@ptg.org><br> Sent: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 2:21 pm<br> Subject: ethics thing<br> <br> <div id=AOLMsgPart_2_eca68272-02f0-489c-97ce-c28947c74990> <div dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=310491800-26012008>A lady wanted me to tune her kimball console prior to selling it.  She tried to sell it to "some guy" who rents pianos, but he said he really had too many.......... </SPAN></FONT></div> <div dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=310491800-26012008></SPAN></FONT> </div> <div dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=310491800-26012008>Several dead bass strings, bass dampers buzzing, and enough rust on the strings which was not superficial that I was very hesitant to tune it.   Got it done, she having left, and left me a key to get out.   Is it my place to tell her what she has, or just stay away and hope it implodes before anyone else gets it?</SPAN></FONT></div> <div dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=310491800-26012008>les bartlett</SPAN></FONT></div> </div> <div class="AOLPromoFooter"> <hr style="margin-top:10px;" /> More new features than ever. Check out the new <a href="http://o.aolcdn.com/cdn.webmail.aol.com/mailtour/aol/en-us/text.htm?ncid=aolcmp00050000000003" target="_blank">AOL Mail</a>!<br/> </div>