At 8/21/96 9:50 PM, Brent.Fischer@asu.edu wrote: > >String scales are important but... > > > >Don't you just hate it when someone goes through the trouble of putting in a > >new pinblock and then drives the pins in so deep that the strings hit the > >plate. I recently took over management of a local piano shop and walked into > >this one. Nice set-up for someone else. > > > >What is the vote guys...do we redo or cut our losses and let it go? > >William C. Sadler-RPT Home : 612-339-5182 > >School of Music Office: 612-624-8575 > >Piano Technician Pager : 612-538-3577 > >University of Minnesota E-mail: sadle001@maroon.tc.umn.edu > > Hello William, I need more info to provide a recommendation. Is this a > customer or shop piano? Is this a Steinway or Mason? Is it a tuning > problem now? Chances are good that anyone responsible for signing off > on the workmanship would also be supervising wrestplank replacement. > Insight into your next move depends on how well the block is fit. If > the fit is not to your tolerances and it belongs to a client start over, > regardless of brand. If it belongs to the shop just set it aside for a year. Block is good....piano is for resale and is a Steinway. We could sell as is with a guarantee. > > Best of luck in your position. I have found shop management real easy > when there is an unlimited budget for quality parts and an attitude for > the pursuit of excellence. Distraction management skills will be needed > and best learned quickly. > > > Brent Fischer > Arizona State University > > > > > > > > > > > Brent.Fischer@ASU.EDU > Arizona State University/Tempe ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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