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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Hi Jon,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>You are correct about the brittle =
tubing.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I forgot to add, the fact that I carry the =
tubing, and
if</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>necessary replace it, to the first =
junction.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I never could tune it with the upper assembly in =
place,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>it was always too much of a hassle.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Regards,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A
href="mailto:piano.tech@ns.sympatico.ca">piano.tech@ns.sympatico.ca</A>=
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=jon.page@verizon.net =
href="mailto:jon.page@verizon.net">Jon Page</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, August 16, 2001 =
9:22
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Tuning a Player =
Piano</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=3>At 07:55 PM 08/16/2001 -0300, you =
wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite type="cite">Hi Delton,<BR><BR>Firstly, ask for a =
roll, and
make sure it works. Nothing worse than having<BR>someone say, "it =
worked
before you tuned it".<BR>I always take off the upperassembly, it =
makes it so
much, easier to tune.<BR>I do charge extra for dissassembly and
reassembly.<BR>Make sure to mark the tubes you remove, so you know =
where to
replace them.<BR>Too bad, you hadn't realized this situation, might =
arise,
as you could have<BR>borrowed Arthur Reblitz, Player Piano Servicing =
and
Rebuilding, from a<BR>library.<BR>This is a good book, and gives you =
an
indication, of what to expect.<BR>In fact, buy it, and you may find =
that you
enjoy working on them. Another<BR>source of =
income.<BR><BR>Regards,<BR>John
M. Ross</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>John,<BR>Evidently the tubing in your =
neck of
the woods lasts better than around here.<BR>Old players' tubing is =
more like
macaroni than rubber and any attempt to<BR>remove the tubing either =
crumbles
or destroys the molded fit to the nipple.<BR><BR>Become familiar with =
players
before you start dismantling them in customer's homes.<BR><BR>An once =
of 'I
better not' is worth a pound of "I though it could..."<BR><BR>Get your =
own
player and take it apart.<BR><BR>Good Luck,<BR><BR><BR><FONT =
size=3>Jon
Page, piano technician<BR>Harwich Port, Cape Cod, =
Mass.<BR><A
href="mailto:jon.page@verizon.net"
eudora="autourl">mailto:jon.page@</A>verizon<A
href="mailto:jon.page@verizon.net" eudora="autourl">.net</A><BR><A =
href="http://www.stanwoodpiano.com/"
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eudora="autourl">http://www.stanwoodpiano.com</A><BR>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~=
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