<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 1/25/01 7:31:30 PM Central Standard Time,
<BR>drwoodwind@hotmail.com (Ron Koval) writes:
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<BR><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Client has a J. French console. Loves the cabinet. Action filled with
<BR>plastic parts. Jacks have started to crumble. I've replaced a few and
<BR>warned of impending implosion. She really wants to keep the piano.
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<BR>Plastic hammer flanges, damper levers, backchecks, jacks, and whippen
<BR>flanges. Is it possible/advisable to replace the entire action? Or, what
<BR>is the time estimate to replace all the parts and regulate? I may have to
<BR>refer this one out, not the kind of work I like.</BLOCKQUOTE>
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<BR>Ron,
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<BR>2 full days by an experienced technician. Parts replacement is not an easy
<BR>nor simple job. This is an example, however of the danger of the "PSO"
<BR>designation. I've defended Kimball, Wurlitzer, Acrosonic, maybe others but
<BR>all I've ever seen in a piano with the name you bring up this time is a
<BR>really worthless attempt at building a cheap piano. If, however, this one
<BR>was one of this company's rarities, (even the most notorious seem to have
<BR>produced a few gems), it may be worth while.
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<BR>You could learn from it too, if you decide to take the challenge. Not
<BR>everyone can say, "I don't do *that* kind of work". If you can get what
<BR>you'd normally make in 2 full days worth of what you usually do, even if it
<BR>really takes you 3 or even 4 days to get the piano into first class shape, it
<BR>would be worth it to both you and the customer.
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<BR>At least to her, it would never be what she calls a "PSO".
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<BR>Bill Bremmer RPT
<BR>Madison, Wisconsin</FONT></HTML>