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<BODY><FONT size=4><FONT face=Manuscript size=5>Old English</FONT> is good stuff but be very careful having it around kids and pets; it's deadly poisonous.<BR><BR>Alan Barnard<BR>Salem, Missouri</FONT><BR><BR><BR>> [Original Message]<BR>> From: ibetuner <ibetuner@sbcglobal.net><BR>> To: PTG <pianotech@ptg.org><BR>> Date: 05/24/2005 5:55:51 PM<BR>> Subject: One of those pleasant days<BR>><BR>> Had a great day today because of one client...<BR>><BR>> Nothin' fancy just fixin' and learnin'<BR>><BR>> Tuned an old Currier rental spinet that the customer had purchased...<BR>><BR>> I thought the piano looked really clean...<BR>><BR>> Her daughter bought it for her and she said, "sorry, it has a few<BR>> scratches".<BR>><BR>> To me the piano finish looked almost as if it could be new...I asked the<BR>> lady what she did to it...Oh I just used a little "Old English". Never heard<BR>> of it...it was dark walnut and she bought it in the grocery store. Of course<BR>> I don't know what the piano looked like initially but when she got done with<BR>> it, it looked wonderful...she said the stuff has been around since she was<BR>> young...coulda been about 70 years ago. Anyone ever use it?<BR>><BR>> Did the tuning and some light needle and brass brush voicing and she said,<BR>> "It's wonderful", I didn't ever think it could sound like that...IMHO it<BR>> really did sound good...Good sound, Good looks...She thought she had a new<BR>> piano. I think a piano is like a painting, and many times everything can't<BR>> be imporved at one sitting but with a little work, and I do mean just a<BR>> little (extra effort) you can really make your customers happy by simply<BR>> improving the tone quality of the instrument.<BR>><BR>> Still learning a lot about what I don't know but going to Guild meetings and<BR>> Conventions really helps. Anybody who's trying to learn the piano<BR>> tuning/repair business absolutely needs to go to those meetings as often as<BR>> possible.<BR>><BR>> Just a good day...<BR>><BR>> Thanks for listnen'<BR>><BR>> Wayne R. Lutzow<BR>> Lincoln, CA<BR>> Associate, Sacramento Valley Tech PTG<BR>><BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives<BR></BODY></HTML>