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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Patrick,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Word from another technician who went =
through the
same thing is that the liability insurance didn't help a bit.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>He was told that If it wasn't his =
fault, then
the liability insurance wouldn't pay (manufacturer's liability, not the
tuner's), and if it was his fault, due to incompetence or negligence, =
that he
wouldn't be covered, either.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Todd</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 href="mailto:draine@mediaone.net" title=draine@mediaone.net>J =
Patrick
Draine</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"
title=pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, December 13, =
2001 7:38
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Cracked =
plate</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>On Thursday, December 13, 2001, at 08:13 AM, Todd Mapes =
wrote:<BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE><?fontfamily><?param =
Arial><?smaller>List,<?/smaller><?/fontfamily><BR> <BR><?fontfamily>=
<?param Arial><?smaller>This
week I experienced my first cracked plate. It's not an =
experience I
would like to have again. =
<BR><?/smaller><?/fontfamily></BLOCKQUOTE><?fontfamily><?param =
Arial><?smaller><BR>Dear
Todd,<BR>The Boston Chapter had a technical presentation on plate =
repair by
metal stitching for our November meeting. This is a process which I =
have heard
of for a long time but never had a chance to speak with a practitioner =
of this
procedure. It's for real, he's been fixing engine blocks, boilers, =
etc. for
over 35 years, and a few piano plates too.<BR>During the Q&A =
period a new
chapter member -- I forget his name, but he's a new engineer at Mason =
&
Hamlin, worked for Baldwin in the past, etc. related his experiences =
with
broken plates. His advice was to ALWAYS inspect the plate for any =
suggestions
of instability; otherwise any small (or large) claims decision will
undoubtedly go AGAINST the technician who is expert and "should know =
better".
<BR>Bottom line: we should all have liability =
insurance.<BR><BR>Patrick
Draine<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><?/smaller><?/fontfamily></BODY></HTML>