Repetition problem

[Jon Page]

> But, every good regulation has to begin somewhere,
>and it might as well be checking out the bedding.
>Horace

It's always best to lay a good foundation. From there, everything
is more stable.
As with the estimate I gave for a loud, cumbersome grand action
the other day. Aside from getting the hammers aligned and filed
the root of the problem was heavy hammers.  Having explained
this to the woman, she then got her husband to approve the
expenditure. But he was reluctant and just wanted to soften
the hammers and do a light regulation to improve let-off, etc.
I said that could be done, but . . .explaining how things were
interconnected, he said he'd think about it.
Of course he doesn't play. His wife was a little disappointed
as he just purchased his toy (computer upgrade).
I had a similar thing happen where the wife's piano needed (still needs)
a lot of work but the husband (non-player) is unwilling to invest.
Her comment was: "Now, if it were the boat. . ."

Now that is a problem which is repeating.

Jon Page
Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. (jpage@capecod.net)
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