Piano tuner haters

[Farrell]

> See you in Chicago??

I would not even consider missing it!

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Baker" <JamesBakerRPT@carolina.rr.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 12:44 AM
Subject: Re: Piano tuner haters


> I believe it is generally on a Wurlitzer or something comparable.  Any rough
> plate that will not allow you to insert your rubber mutes without binding on
> the plate.  You stick it in and it pops out immediately or will not even go
> in because it is stuck on the plate.  Am I imagining things again??
> 
> (OT) Terry, I don't oppose changing a rule if necessary.  I just favor rules
> that apply evenly.  There are cliques and natural alliances in the guild and
> hard rules help keep favoritism out of guild operations.  If someone works
> out a solution that gets wide support, the rule will change.
> 
> See you in Chicago??
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2002 10:44 PM
> Subject: Re: Piano tuner haters
> 
> 
> > Hi James. What the heck is a friction plate?
> >
> > Terry Farrell
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "James Baker" <JamesBakerRPT@carolina.rr.com>
> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2002 1:34 PM
> > Subject: Re: Piano tuner haters
> >
> >
> > Always one of my FAVORITE tuning impediments along with the ultimate
> friction plate which resists any and all attempts to get a rubber mute to go
> in without catching and bunching up (usually in the bass and tenor).
> >
> > James
> >   ----- Original Message -----
> >   From: Kevin E. Ramsey
> >   To: pianotech@ptg.org
> >   Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2002 11:41 AM
> >   Subject: Re: Piano tuner haters
> >
> >
> >       The one that comes most to my mind when I think along these lines is
> the little Aeolian upright I had to tune about three weeks ago. The plate
> was about 3mm behind the strings in the top of the treble section. There is
> no way in heck to get a muting strip to stay on those strings. Try it, and
> the first semi-hard blow pops 'em out. Not enough clearance for a rubber
> mute either. Luckily, I had my Paps mute right there, but without it, it's
> like "What? You don't want me to tune it?"
> >       It's about that time that I came up with my infamous quote about
> "There's a reason you don't see these guys hanging around anywhere anymore."
> >
> >
> >
> >   Kevin E. Ramsey
> >   ramsey@extremezone.com
> >     > >Why would anyone design a beast like that?
> >
>