More uses for "G" Piano Works(barely) Labor Guide

[Farrell]

Potter Press. Randy Potter of Randy Potter School of Piano Technology. There should be a link on the PTG web site, or look in the PTG Journal - he has several ads.

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Greg Casper" <gcasper@pacbell.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 8:16 PM
Subject: RE: More uses for "G" Piano Works(barely) Labor Guide


> From whom can the G Piano Guide be acquired?
> 
> Greg Casper
> San Jose, CA
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On Behalf Of
> Clyde Hollinger
>   Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 4:44 PM
>   To: pianotech@ptg.org
>   Subject: Re: More uses for "G" Piano Works(barely) Labor Guide
> 
> 
>   Dave,
>   You've got a lot of courage!  <G>  If you run into the same situation
> again in the future, you can stick to your guns but suggest they get a
> second opinion.  "That'll be a $xx consultation fee (unless you want to talk
> with me longer)."
> 
>   But yeah, you do run into situations.  About a month ago I saw a totally
> shot upright, not serviced in more than fifty years.  I declined to touch
> it, and they accepted that, but the little grandma will keep playing it just
> the way it is.  They're not going to get anything else.  I still think about
> that, sometimes wondering if I made the right decision.
> 
>   Regards, Clyde
> 
>   PNHISTIC1@AOL.COM wrote:
> 
>     List,
>     Two days ago, I encountered one of those pianos that makes you want to
> back out of the door as soon as you get in the house.  Other than being
> brought into the world as a Krakauer, there were virtually no redeeming
> qualities:  7 broken shanks, not a single un-rotted bridle strap, barely a
> bushing left in a key, flat hammers, rusty pins and strings, a hefty coating
> of dust throughout, etc., etc...
> 
>     I tried my hardest to beg off, realizing that nothing less than a
> complete rebuild would be satisfactory.  But they wouldn't hear of it.  The
> gentleman asked me to fix the hammers, get it running so that he could play
> it.  I explained that without major repairs, it would never work to anyone's
> satisfaction, that the shanks were probably cedar and would continue to
> break.   Again, they gently insisted that I fix the hammers.
> 
>     Two hours and several replaced and sleeved shanks later, I had
> "completed" the job.  I never got to tune it--which is just as well,
> considering the condition of the strings and pins--but had spent substantial
> time on the monster.
> 
>     The "G" Piano Works Guide was very useful for quantifying the job I had
> done in a way that my customer could understand.  I was able to make enough
> money that it wasn't a total waste, and I gained some valuable experience.
> I recommend carrying this useful guide in your kit or your car.
> 
>     Thanks to Joe and everyone else who put hours into creating this!
> 
>     Dave Stahl
> 
>