Refinishing fiasco (story)

[Paul S. Larudee]

Clyde Hollinger wrote:
> 
> Friends:
> 
> When I got home yesterday a note on my desk said, "Mrs. S, piano
> strings" and included a phone number.  I called Mrs. S, with whom I had
> no former contact.  Seems they bought a 1930's baby grand piano cheap,
> and they wanted it to look better, so they took it to a furniture
> refinishing man (I'll call him Mr. M, but she didn't give me his name)
> because he would charge only $750 to refinish it.
> 
> Some time later Mrs. S got a call from Mr. M, asking if she could get
> him replacement piano strings.  He had taken all the strings off the
> piano, and some of them broke, but he assured her he could put them back
> on if she could get him new ones.
> 
> So Mrs. S is calling around, getting advice on what to do.  She's
> calling some good people and is getting a variety of responses.  As far
> as my feelings toward Mr. M go, I go back and forth between being
> incredulous and furious.  I don't know what he's thinking, but I bet he
> lies awake at nights trying to figure a way out of this one!
> 
> Care to respond?  Did you ever run into something like this?
> Fortunately, I am the uninvolved bystander, and I intend to keep it that
> way!
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Clyde Hollinger, RPT
> Lititz, PA
Provide the strings and see what happens!

Paul S. Larudee, RPT