Clyde, I've only experienced -through- your first paragraph, not the Strings-R-Us portion. There seems to be a tendency to call the piano technician last, not first. In my example, the client had found a deal on a grand... the piano having lived the earlier portion of its life in a night club. The case was distressed (ugly), so before delivery to their home, they had it dropped off at the refinisher. Of course, I have no knowledge of any of this until later... when I get a call to "tune" the piano in the home. No one had considered the ramifications of buying a night-club piano other than the finish. Needless to say, I didn't have to open my tool kit. I hate being the heavy on these things. I respectfully suggest that you remain "uninvolved". At 07:22 AM 4/7/99 -0400, you wrote: >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. [snip] >Clyde Hollinger, RPT >Lititz, PA Jim Harvey, RPT Greenwood, SC harvey@greenwood.net ________________________ Yes, I'm familiar with Brambach... why do you ask? -Jim Harvey, 1974
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