On Wed, 28 Feb 1996, Robert S. Bussell wrote: > At 08:21 AM 2/28/96 -0700, you wrote: > >Les, > > Sounds to me like he was trying to pay the rent (or add to his vacation > >fund). > > > >RE: the technician was quoted as saying, "Once you let down the tension and > > unhitch a string, it can't be reused. All those strings are going to have > > to be replaced." > > > >Avery > > > > Never trust a reporter to get technical stories right. We may never know > what really was said. > > Bob, > Robert S. Bussell RPT > Indianapolis In. > rbussell@iquest.net > > You're right, Bob, we may never know what was really said. However, as I related the story, I was trying to be tactful(!). I know the technician invloved and have never doubted the accuracy of the quote. Of course, what he MIGHT have said was " not only can't those old strings be reused, but we're going to have to restring the rest of the piano as well."! As someone noted earlier, it IS a jungle out there. Les Smith lessmith@buffnet.net
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