<WBR>Michelle<br>   We decline to work on spinet pianos. Describing them as problematic & aged instruments having reached diminishing musical & financial returns because of poor design & condition & therefore are no longer viable candidates for service.  Also we  no longer work on players. Our shop is a player free zone. I often explain that like auto dealers the we limit brands we specialize in. <makes sense.....to me anyway.<br>  Dale<br> <br> <br> -----Original Message-----<br> From: Michelle Smith <michelle@smithpianoservice.com><br> To: 'Pianotech List' <pianotech@ptg.org><br> Sent: Wed, 9 Apr 2008 8:25 pm<br> Subject: Clunker pianos - what do you do?<br> <br> <div id=AOLMsgPart_2_b8f7960a-1691-4d9d-a819-e79e6bdccc5b> <STYLE> @#AOLMsgPart_2_b8f7960a-1691-4d9d-a819-e79e6bdccc5b font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}@#AOLMsgPart_2_b8f7960a-1691-4d9d-a819-e79e6bdccc5b font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}@#AOLMsgPart_2_b8f7960a-1691-4d9d-a819-e79e6bdccc5b font-face {font-family:"Comic Sans MS"; panose-1:3 15 7 2 3 3 2 2 2 4;} #AOLMsgPart_2_b8f7960a-1691-4d9d-a819-e79e6bdccc5b p.MsoNormal,#AOLMsgPart_2_b8f7960a-1691-4d9d-a819-e79e6bdccc5b li.MsoNormal,#AOLMsgPart_2_b8f7960a-1691-4d9d-a819-e79e6bdccc5b div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";}#AOLMsgPart_2_b8f7960a-1691-4d9d-a819-e79e6bdccc5b a:link,#AOLMsgPart_2_b8f7960a-1691-4d9d-a819-e79e6bdccc5b span.MsoHyperlink {mso-style-priority:99; color:blue; text-decoration:underline;}#AOLMsgPart_2_b8f7960a-1691-4d9d-a819-e79e6bdccc5b a:visited,#AOLMsgPart_2_b8f7960a-1691-4d9d-a819-e79e6bdccc5b span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {mso-style-priority:99; color:purple; text-decoration:underline;}#AOLMsgPart_2_b8f7960a-1691-4d9d-a819-e79e6bdccc5b span.EmailStyle17 {mso-style-type:personal-compose; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:windowtext;}#AOLMsgPart_2_b8f7960a-1691-4d9d-a819-e79e6bdccc5b .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only;}@#AOLMsgPart_2_b8f7960a-1691-4d9d-a819-e79e6bdccc5b page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}#AOLMsgPart_2_b8f7960a-1691-4d9d-a819-e79e6bdccc5b div.Section1 {page:Section1;}</STYLE> <div class=Section1> <div class=MsoNormal>Hi all.  I have to admit that I’m pretty tired of old clunker pianos.  Hammers are shot, strings are beginning to break, parts are failing left and right, and the pinblock was done quite a while ago.  The problem is that many people in my area can’t afford anything better and there’s no one else in my county to work on these old pianos.  </div> <div class=MsoNormal> </div> <div class=MsoNormal>I’m curious how many of you refuse to work on clunkers anymore.  Every time I work on one I tell myself it is my last!  =)</div> <div class=MsoNormal> </div> <div class=MsoNormal>Best wishes,</div> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'">Michelle Smith</SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'">Smith Piano Service</SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'">Bastrop, Texas</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal> </div> </div> </div> <div id='u8CA69262F6EDE03-1724-423' class='aol_ad_footer'><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">Get the <A title="http://www.mapquest.com/toolbar?NCID=mpqmap00030000000003" href="http://www.mapquest.com/toolbar?NCID=mpqmap00030000000003" target="_blank">MapQuest Toolbar</A>, Maps, Traffic, Directions & More!</FONT> </div>