<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1264" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU for getting the = junker out of circulation (you don't think they will give it away to someone, do = you?). It's time was up. Last gasp was decades ago.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=kevin.e.ramsey@cox.net = href="mailto:kevin.e.ramsey@cox.net">Kevin E. Ramsey</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=schlaybach@earthlink.net href="mailto:schlaybach@earthlink.net">Jeffrey Schlaybach</A> ; <A title=pianotech@ptg.org = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, October 30, = 2003 9:00 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Another old player = condemned</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jeffrey,,  I would have probably = done the same.  After you work on one of these for two or three days, you = still don't have anything to show for your efforts, and you're afraid to = charge what your time is worth.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Nice touch with = giving them a copy of "How to buy a good used piano" though.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Kevin </FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=schlaybach@earthlink.net href="mailto:schlaybach@earthlink.net">Jeffrey Schlaybach</A> = </DIV> <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, October 30, = 2003 9:42 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Another old player condemned</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Out of curiousity, I'd like some opinions related to = the advice I gave<BR>yesterday to a family with an old player (gutted) = made by York Piano Company<BR>(serial # 66413).<BR><BR><BR>I was asked to = come a tune the piano and told there were a few keys not<BR>working. There = are 2 children who play it and one has started at a local<BR>piano institute.<BR><BR>I moved the beast away from the wall and the = entire piano fell slightly<BR>backward. There was a block of wood on the back = right corner to support the<BR>missing wheel.<BR><BR>Upon further = inspection: the pinblock was cracked at numerous places, tuning<BR>pins were loose = as a result and had been doped by someone in the past.<BR>Hammer was = broken off on one key, strings were broken, pitch was high at<BR>some sections = and low at others (this seemed odd to me that some would be<BR>sharp), = treble and bass bridges were very cracked up, cabinet finsihed was<BR>poor and = veneer was pulled off at places. Jack springs were missing, I<BR>noticed a = broken Whippen, and if I had continue to look I'm sure I'd have<BR>found = other things.<BR><BR>After seeing the cracked bridges I asked the owner = about its senitmental<BR>value - they indicated there was not much. I then = sugeested that in my<BR>opinion the piano was not worth the money required to = repair and make it<BR>playable, espcially with one child taking lessons at = an institute. She<BR>seemed relieved to hear this and told me her = husband was shocked that she<BR>wanted to spend anything to even tune it. She = also said they had a keyboad<BR>that the kids would use till they found = something else.<BR><BR>I did not feel I should charge her anything but when = pressed suggested $20.<BR>She indicated taht she thought this was not enough = for my time and gas but I<BR>made the bill out for $20 anyway. When I got = home I noticed she wrote the<BR>check out for $30!<BR><BR>I plan to send = her the a copy of , :How to buy a good used piano" as = a<BR>"thankyou".<BR><BR>I also mentioned that I'd be happy to check out any piano she might = be<BR>inclined to buy in the future and hoped to be able to conitnue to = provide<BR>tuning and repair business.<BR><BR>Did I condemn a piano that might have = been given a few more years?!<BR><BR>Jeff Schlaybach - Robesonia, = PA<BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>pianotech = list info: <A = href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives">http://www.ptg.org= /mailman/listinfo/pianotech</A><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTM= L>