<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3314" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Ever see a key (or 88 of them) fall apart when you try to remove the key bushings? (Key glue joints were on the verge of glue failure.) How's that pinblock going to hold up when you pound in new (bigger) tuning pins (maybe a little delamination action)?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Etc., etc., etc.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>For sure - let us know what happens.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=toddpianoworks@att.net href="mailto:toddpianoworks@att.net">Matthew Todd</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> Thursday, May 01, 2008 10:24 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Water Damaged Piano Results</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Hi all,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thank you for all your recommendations and cautions.  They have all been very helpful.  I am going to be submitting a proposal to the school that includes total string replacement and complete whippen rebuild (I didn't include that before I read your responses).  Then the ball will be in their court.  I will not try and skimp areas just because I want the job.  I will even write them a nice letter and include some of your comments here.  I'm even discounting them my hourly rate by 10 bucks, I mean, come on!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thanks again and we'll see what happens,</DIV> <DIV>Matthew<BR><BR><B><I>James H Frazee <jimfrazee@msn.com></I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <STYLE></STYLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16640" name=GENERATOR> <DIV> <DIV>Matthew,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>In 5 years or so when the piano damage continues to reveal itself and everybody's upset, who in the congregation or visiting pianists will remember "I did what I could given budget constraints."  Or, will they simple think "he couldn't have been very good if it sounds like this now!".  And would you even be there to defend yourself.  Ask yourself this question:  is what I'm paid now now worth what it'll cost me later. . .</DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>