Klutzie Pianners and Pheltgloo (fer real!)

[Larry Fisher]

>Bill Maxim, RPT writes:
>
 we have a Kluttz Piano Company here that
>used to cut down those upright pianos into mirror pianos.
>
>Were uprights cut down into mirror pianos in other areas of the U.S.?

Well, as a fatter o'mackt, I was asked/told/threatened to replace the mirror
of one such pianner after tuning it, owner claims I broke the glass .......
it was already chipped and cracked, but I was the chosen victim to replace
it.  I was also dating her daughter, we never married, I haven't seen her or
heard of her or her mutha since.

I got the impression that "chopping" an upright made them look smaller and
therefore sold for a higher price.  Therefore, quite a few enterprising
dealers, in the areas I've lived anyway (WI., MN, WY CO), "chopped" their
upright trade ins to turn them faster.

> I've
>never cut myself on handling a mirror, but I hate arriving to tune a piano,
>and find that's what I am dealing with.

I no longer have any of these on my database (compliments of higher prices)
and if I do, I request the customer remove the glass or promise not to blame
me if the glass cracks or breaks during normal handling.

>
>BTW, in the 1960's in Germany you could get Renner to make a complete custom
>replacement cabinet for an old upright!
>
One lady asked if I could remove the innards from a "really great sounding
upright" with a lousy cabinet, (flood damage) and put it in one of them
really cute pianners with the candle holders on them.  It sounded like she
smoked a pipe, no not one of them little brass ones, a big swirly grained,
plastic pipe stemmed jobs with a tight french curve to it.  Yep, I do
believe she lived up in them thar hills by golly.  I declined the job.


>Ronald R Shiflet wrote:
>>
 putting the Yamaha dampers on the Steinway
>> L.
>>         The next day, All of my wedges,
>> split wedges and flat felts had buckled all over the place.  What did I
>> do wrong?  If I continue, will cutting them from a strip into individual
>> pieces solve the problem or do I need to remove them and start all over?

>Warren D. Fisher
>fish@communique.net  replies

>What kind of glue did you use?   I think the basic problem is gluing felt
to felt.
etc.

Hi Ron, Warren not only has an ULTRA CLASSY LAST NAME, but he also has some
good ideas regarding HYDE glue and a bunch of other neat stuff.  Ideas that
come from a typical high level of intellegence that one would expect(orate)
from a FISHER. (spelt correctly I might add!)

I have always used PVC-E glue for all my damper felt jobs.  It dries clear,
remains flexable, is removable, (it peals off the wood damper block for the
most part) and hasn't penetrated the felt far enough to cause me any grief
EVER. Topping that list with the fact that I've never had felt peel and curl
on me makes me want to stay with the stuff through thick and thin.  (which
is more than some bozo's can say about their spouses)

Back to my watermelon wrapped with Lox,   hmmmmm soul food baby!!

Lar


                                    Larry Fisher RPT
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