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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I agree wholeheartedly, David. I =
wouldn't pound the
pin, either. I would just let the piano go back the way that it was =
delivered,
provided that the note probably was not of consequence anyway. If =
there
were a tuning pin in the center of the piano which wouldn't hold, that's =
another
matter, and would depend on how much my back were pushed up against the =
wall.
I'd make sure to have the responsibility rest with someone else for my =
attempted
repair. If I were the technician sent out from the company which rented =
the
piano for this venue, then I'd have carte blanche, because I could do =
whatever
was necessary on the piano, and then fix it later. They couldn't sue me, =
their
employee, they'd be suing themselves. I don't think it's such a big =
thing, and I
admire the fact that you are so dedicated, I am too, as a matter of =
fact. You
have to be aware that we live in a very litigious society, nowadays. =
Blame it on
the lawyers.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Kevin E. Ramsey</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=davidlovepianos@earthlink.net
href="mailto:davidlovepianos@earthlink.net">David Love</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, March 02, 2003 =
5:41
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: to repair or not =
to
repair</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>If somebody hires me to =
prepare a piano
for a concert, then I do what is necessary to prepare the piano for =
the
concert. A few drops of CA glue to hold a loose tuning pin will =
not
adversely effect the piano in any way, will not make it worse than it
was. Pounding the pin down runs a small risk of breaking the
string. This is not like saturating the hammers with lacquer =
because you
didn't think the piano was bright enough. It's a perfectly =
acceptable
way to secure a loose tuning pin. I agree with you about making
unrequested or unnecessary wholesale changes, but I don't =
consider this
to be one. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>
<DIV>David Love</DIV>
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href="mailto:davidlovepianos@earthlink.net">davidlovepianos@earthlink.n=
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