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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>If you wanted to, being that she had the interest in
tuning the piano prior to selling, you could point out the piano's other needs.
Otherwise, no I don't think it is really your/our place to say anything if she
doesn't ask.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Just last week I went to a service call on a 1950
Betsy Ross wannabe spinet (she thought it was originally bought at Sears). The
only reason she called was because some keys were "dead". 25% of the hammer
centers were froze up. The piano also had plastic flanges everywhere. Several
were broke. She complained of notes "ringing on". Half the plastic elbows had
been replaced. I recommended to her to replace the piano. After a brief
discussion of repair costs, she fairly quickly understood the wisdom of that
course of action. Then she went on to tell me about how she paid $350 for
the piano two years ago and wanted to sell it for at least that
much.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I bit my tongue, collected my minimum service call fee,
and forced a smile on my way out..... :-(</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=l-bartlett@sbcglobal.net
href="mailto:l-bartlett@sbcglobal.net">Leslie Bartlett</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">'Pianotech List'</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, January 25, 2008 7:21
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> ethics thing</DIV>
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<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>
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<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></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>