<!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 6.00.2716.2200" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica>May I suggest that perhaps there's an = element of truth in both points of view?  Whether the topic is refinishing, = moving, or accounting, there will be some body of knowledge which is general, and = another part which is specific to piano technology.  Some topics don't seem = to have much overlap: I don't read much about the special problems of = brass-plating piano hardware, for example.  You just send the parts out, and get = them back.  But my sense is that pianos require a quality level far = above most woodwork, and have other issues such as protecting vital parts (please = -- at least mask off the strings!).  Wouldn't it be possible and useful = to write about these issues which are most often faced in refinishing pianos, = assuming an audience of competent wood workers?  References can be made to = basic techniques published elsewhere, to address Wim's issue of not repeating = an existing body of knowledge.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Another useful way of dividing the material = (which has already been suggested) would be the easier, more common tasks such as = minor repairs, vs. stripping an entire case and changing its = color.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>--Cy Shuster, TSO--</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Rochester, MN</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML>