---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment On Thursday, December 13, 2001, at 06:20 PM, Mapes wrote: > Patrick, > =A0 > Word from another technician who went through the same thing is that=20= > the liability insurance didn't help a bit.=A0 > He was told that If it wasn't=A0his fault, then the liability = insurance=20 > wouldn't pay (manufacturer's liability, not the tuner's), and if it = was=20 > his fault, due to incompetence or negligence, that he wouldn't be=20 > covered, either. > =A0 > Todd > > Hmmm, Was it the liability insurance that's sold through the guild, or from=20 some other carrier? I certainly can relate to your dilemma -- I pitch raised a neglected=20 Kimball spinet 200 cents just the other day, and felt pretty lucky that=20= all the strings survived intact. According to the metal stitcher who gave the technical, it isn't=20 necessary to remove the plate -- just lower the tension in the vicinity=20= of the crack. He says it takes him about 2 to 3 hours, plus travel time,=20= all at $65 per hour. Unfortunately it's a long & expensive drive from=20 Milbury, MA to your customer's piano. Patrcik ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 1322 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/ef/59/4f/5c/attachment.bin ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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