<HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2715.400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>In concert situations it is dangerous to make assumptions about what notes will or won't be played.  Even if you think you know the pieces, there are such things as program changes and, of course, encores.  I don't like to walk away from a concert instrument (or any piano, for that matter) unless I'm sure that every note works and has at least a  reasonable chance of being in tune.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2> <DIV>David Love</DIV> <DIV><A href="mailto:davidlovepianos@earthlink.net">davidlovepianos@earthlink.net</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <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"><B>From:</B> <A title=imatunr@srvinet.com href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">Joe And Penny Goss</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> 3/2/2003 5:05:10 PM </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: to repair or not to repair</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Hazen, Repair would only be necessary if the note were to be used. LOL</FONT></DIV> <DIV>Joe Goss<BR><A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></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=HazenBannister@cs.com href="mailto:HazenBannister@cs.com">HazenBannister@cs.com</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> Sunday, March 02, 2003 5:06 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> to repair or not to repair</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Hi list,<BR>  I had to tune for a concert last Thursday, at Erskine College,on a rental Steinway D.<BR>The pin on A 0 was major loose ( the piano was fairly new ).I did not drive it,as it was not our piano,and no one was around to give me permission.If it had been middle C,it would no been no question,but where it was ,I got it as close as it would hold, and let it go. It was so loose, I did not think a routine hit would do the job, and I didn't want to play with it too much,as the piano was only delivered a few hours in advance, in the pouring rain.What would some of you had done,as I know most available repairs,but not what the dealer would have wanted.<BR>Best,<BR>Hazen Bannister</FONT> </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>