<HTML style="FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif; FONT-SIZE: x-small"><HEAD> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.19170"></HEAD> <BODY style="WORD-WRAP: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space"> <DIV> <DIV>I stand corrected! Only had one cup of coffee when I wrote that!<G></DIV> <DIV>Best,</DIV> <DIV>Joe</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=jrpiano@eastlink.ca href="mailto:jrpiano@eastlink.ca">John Ross</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=joegarrett@earthlink.net href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">joegarrett@earthlink.net</A>;<A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 1/7/2012 10:27:07 AM </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [pianotech] Spinets - was repetition whatever</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2>Wasn't it Don Quixote who jousted with windmills? <DIV>John Ross</DIV> <DIV>Windsor,</DIV> <DIV>Nova Scotia</DIV> <DIV>P.S. Not that it makes much difference to the spinet. </DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><BR> <DIV> <DIV>On 07-01-2012, at 2:15 PM, Joseph Garrett wrote:</DIV><BR class=Apple-interchange-newline> <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"> <DIV>John Formsma said: "I have no problem with what Dean says. It's a chunk of<BR>lead. In or on a<BR>piece of wood.<BR><BR>But before adding lead of any kind, we should first make sure that is the<BR>root problem (as others have already said).<BR><BR>If lead is needed in the keys, what I would do is give my customers a<BR>choice. Either have the leads on the top of the keystick, or in the<BR>keystick. Give a price for each method, with pros and cons, and let the<BR>customer decide. I don't think the keystick cares either way. :-)<BR><BR>We all have our preferences. I'd prefer to get the lead in the key because<BR>it definitely looks better. But then, I'd also prefer to do minimal work on<BR>a spinet since they are low-end pianos to begin with. I'd rather have my<BR>customers upgrade to a better piano. And paying to drill and install leads<BR>is money that could be spent toward a better piano."<BR><BR>John, <BR>You are such a dreamer.<G> First, you are assuming that the two<BR>"modifications" give the same results. They do not!! (see my previou post<BR>for specs.) Second, you can count on the majority of the spinet owners will<BR>NEVER upgrade! That's a reality in my world. So,...with that in mind, if a<BR>tech is able to make a spinet function the way it was ORIGINALLY designed,<BR>for a whole lot less than it would cost to buy a "better piano", why not<BR>put some real effort into doingit  intelligently, instead of flailing away<BR>like Cyrano jousting at windmills???!!! We, as technicians, are<BR>knowledgable about the workings  of pianos. Let's use all of that skill and<BR>knowledge to improve each and every piano we come to. The only decision the<BR>customer should have to make is should the job be done and how much are<BR>they willing to pay for a specified outcome. We should not overburden<BR>clients as to the specific workings of the piano unless they specifically<BR>ask and want to learn it. Few clients want to get that "close" to that much<BR>knowledge.<G><BR>That's my take on it.<BR>Joe<BR><BR>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain of the Tool Police<BR>Squares R I<BR><BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>