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<DIV><SPAN class=180301500-24052002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>From
whom can the G Piano Guide be acquired?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=180301500-24052002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Greg
Casper</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=180301500-24052002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>San
Jose, CA</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> owner-pianotech@ptg.org
[mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Clyde
Hollinger<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, May 23, 2002 4:44 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: More uses for "G" Piano Works(barely)
Labor Guide<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>Dave,
<P>You've got a lot of courage! <G> If you run into the same
situation again in the future, you can stick to your guns but suggest they get
a second opinion. "That'll be a $xx consultation fee (unless you want to
talk with me longer)."
<P>But yeah, you do run into situations. About a month ago I saw a
totally shot upright, not serviced in more than fifty years. I declined
to touch it, and they accepted that, but the little grandma will keep playing
it just the way it is. They're not going to get anything else. I
still think about that, sometimes wondering if I made the right decision.
<P>Regards, Clyde
<P>PNHISTIC1@AOL.COM wrote:
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size=-1>List,</FONT></FONT>
<P><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=-1>Two days ago, I encountered one
of those pianos that makes you want to back out of the door as soon as you
get in the house. Other than being brought into the world as a
Krakauer, there were virtually no redeeming qualities: 7 broken
shanks, not a single un-rotted bridle strap, barely a bushing left in a key,
flat hammers, rusty pins and strings, a hefty coating of dust throughout,
etc., etc...</FONT></FONT>
<P><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=-1>I tried my hardest to beg off,
realizing that nothing less than a complete rebuild would be
satisfactory. But they wouldn't hear of it. The gentleman asked
me to fix the hammers, get it running so that he could play it. I
explained that without major repairs, it would never work to anyone's
satisfaction, that the shanks were probably cedar and would continue to
break. Again, they gently insisted that I fix the
hammers.</FONT></FONT>
<P><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=-1>Two hours and several replaced
and sleeved shanks later, I had "completed" the job. I never got to
tune it--which is just as well, considering the condition of the strings and
pins--but had spent substantial time on the monster.</FONT></FONT>
<P><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=-1>The "G" Piano Works Guide was
very useful for quantifying the job I had done in a way that my customer
could understand. I was able to make enough money that it wasn't a
total waste, and I gained some valuable experience. I recommend
carrying this useful guide in your kit or your car.</FONT></FONT>
<P><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=-1>Thanks to Joe and everyone else
who put hours into creating this!</FONT></FONT>
<P><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=-1>Dave
Stahl</FONT></FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>