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<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>
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<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>
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<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>
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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>
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<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>
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<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></BODY></HTML>