In a message dated 7/24/2000 4:13:59 AM, Brian T. wrote: <<I've never had the opportunity to say it personally, but I can just imagine how it might feel to tell someone that "I won't put a player system on that piece of junk piano.>> Brian; While I don't think I have ever been quite so blunt as to say "piece of junk piano", I quite often decline the installation of player systems in unsuitable instruments. I usually say something like "this action will not perform up to the capabilities of the player system and would not reflect well on the player system or myself, therefore I can't do the installation in these circumstances." (sometimes it hurts a little when the extra income would be 'nice' right then) If asked I will always give detailed reasons for declining the work and I am constantly amazed when 4 or 5 months down the road these 'same' people call me wanting me to straighten out the work of some "installer". Usually I find all the original problems still extant and quite often new problems caused by the installation itself. For the best performance from a player thingee ones piano 'must' be in good shape and in good regulation as degraded action performance is directly duplicated by the player mechanism, as I am sure you know. The square that is the subject of that thread right now 'might' or 'might not' be a good candidate for a player system, dollar value and end results would have to be taken into consideration along with owners expectations...........it 'could' be a maze the like of the one in the "Shining"! :-) Jim Bryant (FL) "there are always those hunting for something a little cheaper and those willing to do it for a little less, these people are each others natural prey" Unknown
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