I think the problem with defining these terms is that they are so variable from piano to piano - it just depends upon what the piano needs. For example, I use the following definitions (which I believer are from the Piano Book):<div>
<br></div><div><p align="left" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><strong>Repair</strong>: Fixing isolated or individual problems that a piano may have - e.g. a broken hammer shank, a non-functioning key.</p>
<p align="left" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><strong>Restoring/Reconditioning</strong>: Improving the overall quality of a piano by cleaning, lubricating, resurfacing, or replacing worn felts or leathers, but not replacing parts, per se.</p>
<p align="left" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><strong>Rebuilding</strong>: Improving the overall quality of a piano including new parts. Rebuilding may or may not involve refinishing the case.</p>
<p align="left" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><strong>Remanufacturing</strong>: Improving the overall quality of a piano, including new parts, soundboard, refinishing the case, and possibly making design changes.</p>
<div><br></div><div>You'll note, for example, the lack of reference to soundboard replacement in the rebuilding definition. I don't think a soundboard has to be replaced for a piano to be considered fully (totally, completely, whateverly) rebuilt - others may disagree. However, in some cases, the soundboard absolutely has to be replaced in order to consider an instrument rebuilt. It just depends. So I prefer to define these terms by virtue of the general process, the approach, rather than a specific list of items that must be included in order to consider the piano "rebuilt" (or remanufactured, or restored).<br>
</div><div><br></div><div>My 2 cents,</div><div>William R. Monroe</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 9:13 PM, Encore Pianos <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:encorepianos@metrocast.net" target="_blank">encorepianos@metrocast.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">That was my attempt at humor. I do think those terms should be standardized<br>
as to what those terms would entail. We can't help what our customers end<br>
up thinking.<br>
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Will<br>
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-----Original Message-----<br>
From: <a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a>] On Behalf<br>
Of Joseph Garrett<br>
Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2012 8:49 PM<br>
To: pianotech<br>
Subject: [pianotech] Rebuilding criteria (yeah, I changed the subject.<G>)<br>
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Will Truitt said:<br>
"I know what a REAL REBUILD entails, but I'm not telling, and you can't pry<br>
it out of me...... :-)"<br>
<br>
Will<br>
Dagnabit! Thar it is! The same stuff.....nobody's talkin'!<G> This is an<br>
age-old problem. Is there a possibility that,...maybe...WE could do<br>
something about that?<br>
Regards,<br>
Joe<br>
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Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<br>
Captain of the Tool Police<br>
Squares R I<br>
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