<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2919.6307" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2>No warranty on labor? That explains it - I was = unaware of such a thing. And, that ends the story as I'm divorcing myself from any more = to do with this instrument. I stood around at the customers request yesterday = for 45 minutes waiting for the other guy but he didn't show. That's it for this = one as I have no interest in doping the thing with pin tite or CA or chipmunk = urine. Thanks all.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Roy Ulrich</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A href="mailto:diskladame@provide.net" = title=diskladame@provide.net>Z! Reinhardt</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" title=pianotech@ptg.org>Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, June 08, 2002 = 2:26 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Belarus</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A href="mailto:ulrich@rangenet.com" = title=ulrich@rangenet.com>Roy Ulrich</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" title=pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, June 06, = 2002 9:22 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Belarus</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"> <DIV> </DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>At any rate, the question was:  Does = anyone on this list see doping a new instrument as an appropriate repair for a = NEW piano that will not hold a tune?  Thanks</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Roy Ulrich</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>+ + +</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Normally NO.  I'm not being absolute here = because there is often room for exceptions, and this is one of them.  = A quick peek at Larry Fine's book revealed that the warranty terms cover = materials only with nothing towards the labor.  Given that these are = such low-level pianos, it makes financial sense that the labor be kept = to a minimum. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Now the question is, what will the pinblock be = doped with?  Pin-Tite or a related product?  Or CA glue for a = more technically-correct approach?  Will you be in a position to = discuss this with the far-away technician being sent by the = dealer?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Z! Reinhardt  RPT<BR>Ann = Arbor  MI<BR><A = href="mailto:diskladame@provide.net">diskladame@provide.net</A></FONT><= /DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>