<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Joe, when I hit 62, I said no more big jobs in customers homes. I tell then the piano must come into the shop. I add the cost of the move in the price and never had a custom say no. I also keep my mover busy and get a much better price for me and the customer. Win, win all around. Everybody makes money and the customer gets a much better job, because all the tools and parts I need are there, handy and there is no "make due with what you have".<div><br></div><div><div apple-content-edited="true"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div>Al -</div><div>High Point, NC</div><div><br></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"> </div> <br><div><div>On May 6, 2012, at 1:18 PM, Joseph Garrett wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"> <meta name="GENERATOR" content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.19222"> <div> <div> <div><font size="2" face="MS Sans Serif">Lim,</font></div> <div><font size="2" face="MS Sans Serif">The entire project, (which is not complete yet), was replace the expanding leads, (also seal with Shellac), after repairing the split keys; replacing the moth eaten key bushings, (odd sized key pins); replacing the key frame felt, (custom made punchings for the fronts; removing the spilled milk residue on upper half of keys/frame, etc.; replacing 2 castors, which were not standard; replace the back cover w/speaker cloth, (frame had to be replaired first); clean/polish key pins; ease keys; repair warped keys. All of that has been done. Left to do in another session is leveling and setting dip of key; pitch raise to 435 cps and fine tuning. The lead removal/replacement/repairs took 4 hours in the shop...(actually the lead was removed outside while in "full Frog regalia"<G>; standard times for the key repairs, bushings and Ivory chip repair. (The Ivory is, for the most part, pristine...only 3 chips to Acrylikey<G>)</font></div> <div><font size="2" face="MS Sans Serif">Part of the difficulty of this job, is the piano is in a basement family room, so many trips up/down the stairs was needed! (I'm gettng a bit too old for that crap, to be honest.<G>) Next time I'll get one of my apprentices to do the leg work. PHEW! It's Sunday and I'm still feeling it!</font></div> <div><font size="2" face="MS Sans Serif">Regards,</font></div> <div><font size="2" face="MS Sans Serif">Joe</font></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="limhseng@gmail.com" href="mailto:limhseng@gmail.com">lim hock seng</a> </div> <div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>To: </b><a title="pianotech@ptg.org" href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a>;<a title="joegarrett@earthlink.net" href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">joegarrett@earthlink.net</a></div> <div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Sent:</b> 5/6/2012 5:22:29 AM </div> <div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [pianotech] Weird Stuff in my week</div> <div><br></div><font size="2"><p>the expanding leads  wil be good enough.must be a<br>satisfying closure for the weekend <br>Lim<br>On May 6, 2012 1:00 PM, "Joseph Garrett" <<a href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">joegarrett@earthlink.net</a>> wrote:<br>><br>> Thought I'd enlighten.<G> Ran into a P.C. Weaver, upright. Pretty normal<br>> throughout ...except the bass tuning pin pattern/configuration.<br>> It had a 3 tuning pins pattern, instead of the normal 2 or 4. Really<br>> harkened me back to my beginners mode, since I had to trace all of the<br>> strings to make sure I was on the right pin!<G> After a fashion, I figured<br>> out the "system", but even then it was a mind bender. The "system" was,<br>> (going down in the bass w/mute strip in), bottom pin for first note; bottom<br>> pin for second note; middle pin for third note; middle pin for fourth note;<br>> top pin for fifth note; top pin for sixth note....then, do it all over<br>> again.< ;G><br>> Today, a Pleyel Wolff, Upright, Flat Strung, Overdamper. Main problem:<br>> expanding leads and moth eaten keyframe felt. Yanked all of the olde felt<br>> out and did the pin clean/polish. Then replaced with "replica felt". The<br>> interesting thing was: both the Sharps and Naturals, balance rail pins had<br>> a route in the front half, so that the felt punching acted like the<br>> "clipped" punchings that we have discussed at length. BTW, this piano was<br>> made around 1887. The fact that it was flat strung, with a French style<br>> Overdamper Action, that had a real Unichorda and the balance pin thang, was<br>> interesting to be sure.<br>> So went my week....weird, weirder, and Whoa!<G><br>> Regards,<br>><br>> Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<br>> Captain of the Tool Police<br>> Squares R I<br>><br></p></font></blockquote></div></div><br></div></body></html>