<!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 5.50.4134.100" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=ulrich@rangenet.com = href="mailto:ulrich@rangenet.com">Roy Ulrich</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> Thursday, June 06, 2002 = 9:22 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Belarus</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"> <DIV> </DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>At any rate, the question was:  Does anyone = on this list see doping a new instrument as an appropriate repair for a NEW = piano that will not hold a tune?  Thanks</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Roy Ulrich</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>+ + +</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Normally NO.  I'm not being absolute here = because there is often room for exceptions, and this is one of them.  A = quick peek at Larry Fine's book revealed that the warranty terms cover = materials only with nothing towards the labor.  Given that these are such = low-level pianos, it makes financial sense that the labor be kept to = a minimum. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Now the question is, what will the pinblock be = doped with?  Pin-Tite or a related product?  Or CA glue for a = more technically-correct approach?  Will you be in a position to = discuss this with the far-away technician being sent by the = dealer?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Z! Reinhardt  RPT<BR>Ann = Arbor  MI<BR><A = href="mailto:diskladame@provide.net">diskladame@provide.net</A></FONT><= /DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>