<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html> I aggreed with the hesitancy... not necessarilly a particular formulation that may or may over emphasis a point. But... if I was to do anything at all in this case... it would be to change the tuning pin. One pin is quickly done, and its a proceedure S&S would never be able to call me on. My point is that a S&S D being taxied around without the owner necessarilly around is something I dont want to without further ado get my fingers any deeper into then I absolutely have to. And the reason is that experience tells me that this is "Burn Suburbia". So... unless I have a truely critical situation... and have someone to take responsibility for the making the repair.... I wont do more the inform of the situation. You call it paranoia if you want. I call it keeping my arse covered. Like Hazen said..... the concert went fine.... obviously... the situation was not a critical one. JMV RicB David Love wrote: <blockquote TYPE=CITE> Adding a couple drops of CA is hardly "pouring" in super glue but I understand that some would not be comfortable with such a procedure.  You could also tap the pin down to secure the pin a bit better if you are more comfortable with that.  It probably wouldn't take much to hold the pin in place.  I would hardly consider that radical or "non-warranty" treatment.  I'm not sure what the big deal is.  The piano has to be prepped for the concert.  You do what is necessary.  All this paranoia about litigiousness and such seems a bit of an over reaction.   I don't think we need to be quite this paralyzed. David Love<a href="mailto:davidlovepianos@earthlink.net">davidlovepianos@earthlink.net</a>   <blockquote style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <div style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message -----</div> <div style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black">From: <a href="mailto:Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no" title="Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no">Richard Brekne</a></div> <div style="FONT: 10pt arial">To: <a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" title="pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</a></div> <div style="FONT: 10pt arial">Sent: 3/3/2003 12:44:07 AM</div> <div style="FONT: 10pt arial">Subject: Re: to repair or not to repair</div>  Personally I aggree wholeheartedly with your hesitancy Hazen. Always better to be safe then sorry in such situations. A0 is far from a critical issue to begin with. Sure, bring the attention of who ever is responsible to the problem. Another point... effecting a non approved repair on an instrument under warranty is not really my idea of a good move. RicB HazenBannister@cs.com wrote: <blockquote TYPE="CITE">Hi,   I guess if the piano had not been new,it would have been an easier call,especially to drive the pin. The concert went great regardless.Pouring super glue in a new Steinway,especially somebody else's, didn't seem like a good choose either,at the time,on A0.What we,or some techs,consider common practice,might not be to our competitors Best, Hazen Bannister</blockquote> -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. UiB, Bergen, Norway <a href="mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no">mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no</a> <a href="http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html">http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html</a>  </blockquote> </blockquote> -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. UiB, Bergen, Norway <A HREF="mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no">mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no</A> <A HREF="http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html">http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html</A>  </html>