In a message dated 4/07/1999 10:55:23 AM, Del wrote: <<"The next time she's out to save a few bucks she'll find another Mr M to help her out.">> There is a saying, that I missremember mostly, but it goes something like..... "there will always be someone willing to do the job a little bit cheaper for those who seek the work done as cheaply as possible....these two are each others natural prey" I don't think I would touch it at this point, even to the point of, as Del said, not selling them strings. A similiar case that I am involved in right now.....Customer has a S&S 'B' with moving damage to the case, which I agreed to repair. Customer also has a Baldwin 7' which has been "refinished" in satin scratched ebony :-) The "refinisher" obviously used 'fish eye' killer in copious amounts, with the concommitant grainy texture to the finish as exacerbated by a very poor rubbing job. Customer wants me to "just rub" the Baldwin and make it look like the S&S 'B'.......all I will agree to is the application of satin wax to make the appearance more even.........I probably should not do even this as I think that it will not help very much.....but it is a very nice Baldwin soundwise <: Jim Bryant (FL)
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