<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <TITLE>Re: Junk Pianos - Sad Shopping Story</TITLE> <STYLE type=text/css>BLOCKQUOTE { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } DL { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } UL { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } OL { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } LI { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } </STYLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1276" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><SPAN class=265303115-08042004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2>Hi Terry,</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=265303115-08042004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=265303115-08042004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2>Why not do a relatively quick fix with some carriage bolts?  I've never = done this, but how long could it take to drill the holes through the = plate/block/back and put the bolts through?  Compared to $800, it doesn't seem the = added cost to make things safer and more stable would be much of  a problem.  Like you, without some better coupling to the = posts/frame, I too would be worried about something bad happening to the plate as you = add tension to the present, warped, equilibrium it has = found.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=265303115-08042004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=265303115-08042004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2>I wonder if it would be important to check the pitch periodically as you = gradually pull the pinblock back against the posts with the bolts -- just in case = last time it was tuned, there was already some separation there so = as you close the gap it goes <EM>above </EM>pitch and maybe breaks some strings.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=265303115-08042004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=265303115-08042004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2>Trent</FONT></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> Keith McGavern [mailto:kam544@gbronline.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, April 08, 2004 = 8:37 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Pianotech<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Junk Pianos - Sad = Shopping Story<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV>At 6:03 AM -0400 4/8/04, Farrell wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite"><FONT face=Arial size=-1>... I = recommended against tuning it. ... Anyone want to offer an opinion on my recommendations? Just curious what YOU would have = done.</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Terry,</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Looks can be deceiving. I'd give it a go. It would only take = about a half hour to do a pitch change and get a decent feel for what the piano = will or won't do.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Who know, you might be surprised that in spite of its appearance, = the piano just might hold a tuning, and you'll have made that $800 the = customer spent extremely palatable.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Keith</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><X-SIGSEP><PRE>-- </PRE></X-SIGSEP> <DIV>Keith McGavern<BR>Registered Piano Technician<BR>Oklahoma Chapter = 731<BR>Piano Technicians = Guild<BR>USA<BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY><P align=center><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><FONT = color=#0000ff>****** IMPORTANT NOTICE ******<BR>This e-mail, and any = attachments hereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named = herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential = information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, = you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying = of this e-mail, and any attachments hereto, is strictly prohibited. If = you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify me at = (312) 207-1000 and permanently delete the original and any copy of any = e-mail and any printout thereof.</FONT></FONT></P></HTML>