<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:v = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1 = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <TITLE>Message</TITLE> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.19046"><o:SmartTagType name="PersonName" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType> <STYLE>@font-face { font-family: Tahoma; } @font-face { font-family: Calibri; } @page Section1 {size: 8.5in 11.0in; margin: 1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; } P.MsoNormal { MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; FONT-SIZE: 12pt } LI.MsoNormal { MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; FONT-SIZE: 12pt } DIV.MsoNormal { MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; FONT-SIZE: 12pt } A:link { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } SPAN.MsoHyperlink { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } A:visited { COLOR: purple; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } SPAN.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { COLOR: purple; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } SPAN.EmailStyle17 { FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; mso-style-type: personal-reply } DIV.Section1 { page: Section1 } </STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY lang=EN-US link=blue vLink=purple> <DIV><SPAN class=781244220-02052011><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>Gentlemen,</FONT></SPAN></DIV><SPAN class=781244220-02052011> <DIV><BR><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>I'd suggest you join the Harpsichord list at myptg.org it's free and there are some serious harpsichord folks there.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV></SPAN><SPAN class=781244220-02052011><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>DP</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=781244220-02052011> <DIV align=left><FONT size=2>Dale Probst RPT</FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT size=2>Registered Piano Technician</FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT size=2>Ward & Probst, Inc.</FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT size=2><A href="http://www.wardprobst.com/">www.wardprobst.com</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT size=2><A href="mailto:dale@wardprobst.com">dale@wardprobst.com</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV></SPAN></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" dir=ltr> <DIV></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr lang=en-us class=OutlookMessageHeader align=left><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Tom Rhea, Jr.<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, May 02, 2011 2:14 PM<BR><B>To:</B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [pianotech] harpsichord assembly<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=Section1> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Hi Larry,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Wow, déjà vu, of a sort.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">I’m considering an opportunity to do some major repairs on a harpsichord that was built from a kit.  The owner said that he would, under normal circumstances, do his own repairs but he has so many other commitments that he just doesn’t have the time.  The instrument in question is a single manual harpsichord that had the unfortunate luck of sitting under a broken water pipe in the ceiling!  Water filled the inside of the instrument but was quickly removed.  Since then, several strings have broken and a number of keys will not work.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">I have absolutely no experience with harpsichords but my RPT mentor does.  Unfortunately, he is overwhelmed with restorations, including a harpsichord that has been waiting for quite some time.  He suggested that I take on the job but I don’t have any idea where to start.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Do you have any ideas that might help?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Thanks in advance,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Tom Rhea<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Rhea Piano Service<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Norfolk, VA<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <DIV> <DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class=MsoNormal align=center><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <HR tabIndex=-1 align=center SIZE=2 width="100%"> </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Larry Fisher RPT<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Monday, May 02, 2011 2:13 PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">pianotech@ptg.org</st1:PersonName><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> [pianotech] harpsichord assembly</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=black size=3 face=Calibri><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">I’ve been notified by a former customer of mine that I’m being considered to assemble a harpsichord kit for them.  I’ve never done one, have only heard of them since my start in the trade 40 years ago, have worked on precious few, and in short, I don’t know anything past the very basics.  I’m open to the challenge and would appreciate any guidance from my fellow colleagues on the subject.  Things like typical dollar amounts to accomplish a really good result, hours involved, and possible sublet labor are what I’m curious about.  I have a rather vast digital player installer experience, I’ve replaced pin blocks but not soundboards and have refinished a few pianos in the past.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=black size=3 face=Calibri><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=black size=3 face=Calibri><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Lar<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=black size=3 face=Calibri><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=black size=3 face=Calibri><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>