[CAUT] a bad habit.

[Michelle Stranges]

OK folks- thanx for all your comments.

I think I am lazy, and that's all there is to it.

Maybe for the benefit of keeping the piano's with their parts- I  
think I'll put them all back on- and keep things together.

Sometimes in thoughts about this kinda stuff, I think "what if my car  
mechanic was pulling the same thing?"
You know... keeping all his customers ashtrays or cigarrette  
lighters...since they aren't used for cigarrettes so much.

Ehhh...


I'll put the key stop rails back.

THANX!!

:)
Michelle


On Sep 30, 2005, at 5:03 PM, Susan Kline wrote:

> At 02:52 PM 9/30/2005 -0400, Michelle wrote:
>
>> (Shhhh- but personally I feel it's way easier to make repairs, ease
>> keys, etc. by just leaving them off...)
>>
>
> It only takes a minute to get them on and off, and they are an  
> adjustable
> control over key-bounce. Without them, keys will sometimes be slapping
> against the fallboard felt. And then -- you never know -- some of  
> those pianos
> actually might need to be moved or shipped somewhere. They do call  
> them
> "shipping rails" (down East), as well as "slapper rails" (out West)  
> you know.
>
> In your place (assuming you didn't turn them into firewood, and use
> the nuts for fishing weights) I'd collect them from their little  
> hiding
> places, figure which one belongs to which piano, and get them all
> back on again.
>
> Aside from your feelings in the matter, any other tech who follows
> you will take one look at the bare keysticks and think bad thoughts
> about you. Sort of like following someone who wraps masking tape  
> around
> pedal rod pins.
>
> Just my take on it .................................
>
> ssssssssssnnn
>
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