<!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 6.00.6000.16711" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Michael-</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Can you assume that if the piano hadn't fallen, the tooner would have produced a stable tuning? </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>There are many folks out there (especially those who get low-bid school contracts) who can produce an unstable tuning on a perfectly good piano.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Have the missing casters been replaced? Is the piano being twisted (racked) by perhaps resting on 3 wheels or two wheels and a brick? Do they still try to move the piano after it's tuned?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ed Sutton</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"><BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: Michael Magness <IFixPianos@yahoo.com><BR>To: Pianotech List <pianotech@ptg.org><BR>Sent: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 5:03 am<BR>Subject: Piano Took a Fall- Won't Hold Tune<BR><BR> <DIV id=AOLMsgPart_2_13efff45-b83b-4797-9cd7-219920393f28> <DIV dir=ltr> <DIV>Hi All,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I'm looking for advice/input on what specifically to look for in a piano that due to bad wheels fell flat on it's back on a schoolroom floor and now, I'm told won't hold tune.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>It is a Kawai UST-8 and the teacher was new 6 years ago and unaware of the faulty wheels, she attempted to pull/push it a way from the wall and WHAM down it went.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>The tooner that has been tuning it can't keep it in tune, the store I used to tune for, a Kawai dealer, offered my services to look at it and give an estimate. I am very familar with Kawai's, not so familiar with pianos that have taken a fall and the damage that can cause.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I have made an appointment for Friday to go look at it, an help or advice would be appreciated.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Mike</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><BR clear=all><BR>-- <BR>I feel sorry for the person who can't get genuinely excited about his work. Not only will he never be satisfied, but he will never achieve anything worthwhile. <BR>Walter Chrysler <BR><BR><BR><BR>Michael Magness<BR>Magness Piano Service<BR>608-786-4404<BR><A href="http://www.ifixpianos.com/" target=_blank>www.IFixPianos.com</A><BR>email <A href="mailto:mike@ifixpianos.com">mike@ifixpianos.com</A><BR></DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV class=aol_ad_footer id=u8CAE5848CEBF0D7-B74-5F3><FONT style="FONT: 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF; COLOR: black"> <HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px"> Looking for spoilers and reviews on the new TV season? <A title=http://television.aol.com/feature/fall_tv?ncid=aoletv00050000000037 href="http://television.aol.com/feature/fall_tv?ncid=aoletv00050000000037" target=_blank>Get AOL's ultimate guide to fall TV</A>.</FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>