<!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 6.00.2900.2523" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=4>Anice positive outlook we need = more of.....Jim Dally</FONT></STRONG></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=dlbullock@att.net href="mailto:dlbullock@att.net">D.L. = Bullock</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">PTG</A> ; <A = title=joegarrett@earthlink.net href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">Joe Garrett</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, November 16, = 2004 11:01 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Over-Damper = Uprights and Square Grand Bashing!!!</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><SPAN class=673384915-16112004>You are doing well enough to turn them = down?  I don't think you should lump them all as novice-tuner fodder.  It = actually takes more knowledge and experience to do these pianos than any others.</SPAN> <SPAN class=673384915-16112004> Do us all a = favor and never touch one again.  If you only knew the novice work I have = had to UNDO to restore some of these....</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><SPAN class=673384915-16112004></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=673384915-16112004><FONT face=Arial = color=#0000ff size=2>Bird cage uprights and square grands are just fine.  I have = restored many of both of those.  The squares?   I have four I am = working on right now.  I have four people calling me up every few months = to see if I have one finished so I can take theirs to work on.  I have = had new butts made for them so I even have new parts to put into them.  = Yes they are a pain in the butt but they are very fine instruments once completed.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=673384915-16112004></SPAN><SPAN class=673384915-16112004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=673384915-16112004><FONT face=Arial = color=#0000ff size=2>The birdcage uprights are much simpler but more often must have the = soundboard taken out and timbers/pinblock put back together--especially the ones = with all wood backs.  I prefer the ones with a cast iron plate or plates = to hold the tension.  </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=673384915-16112004><FONT face=Arial = color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=673384915-16112004><FONT face=Arial = color=#0000ff size=2>As far as the actions, if you are trying to deal with all old parts, you = will have trouble.  We releather non standard butts and with all new = parts have no problem with their actions.  They are very easy to work = with at that point.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=673384915-16112004><FONT face=Arial = color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=673384915-16112004> <P><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>D.L. = Bullock    St. Louis<BR></STRONG></FONT><A = href="http://www.thepianoworld.com/"><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>www.thepianoworld.com</STRONG></FONT></A><FONT = face=Arial color=#000000><STRONG> </STRONG></FONT></FONT></P> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Put the worlds = greatest healer to work for WHATEVER health problem you may have----YOUR OWN IMMUNE = SYSTEM.  Your body is capable of healing EVERY disease if you give it the right = fuel.  Visit </FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2><A = href="http://www.mannapages.com/dlbullock">http://www.mannapages.com/dl= bullock</A> to learn how to get the right fuel.  Also <A = href="http://www.glycoscience.org/">www.glycoscience.org</A></FONT></DI= V></FONT></DIV></SPAN></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT = face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Joe Garrett [mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, November = 15, 2004 12:20 AM<BR><B>To:</B> pianotech<BR><B>Subject:</B> Over-Damper = Uprights and Square Grand Bashing!!!<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Peterson said: "<FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Two "pianos" I will NEVER service: = Birdcages and squares! Luckily I'm doing <BR>well enough to turn down, on rare = occasions that I encounter them, archaic, <BR>antique, obsolete junk."</FONT><BR><BR>Terry,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>NOW YOU WENT AND DONE IT! It's one = thing to be a bit full of oneself and have narrow-mindedness. It's a whole = nuther thingee when ya goes and slams my bread and butter!<G> You = wouldn't know a good Square Grand if'n it fell on ya! (Hmmm? Now = there'</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>s a thought!<G></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, = Tool Police<BR>Squares R = I</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>