I know the old guy, but when there, I chose to concentrate on the niceties I just described.... (; friendly greetings from Antares, Amsterdam, Holland "where music is, no harm can be" visit my website at : http://www.concertpianoservice.nl/ > From: David Ilvedson <ilvey@sbcglobal.net> > Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org > Date: Sat, 07 Sep 2002 12:38:53 -0700 > To: pianotech@ptg.org > Subject: RE: SW Florida > > The only problem I can see with Florida has to do with a > cantankerous old coot piano technician who writes with a > rather odd accent...;-] > > David > > > > ----- Original message ----------------------------------------> > From: antares <antares@EURONET.NL> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > Received: Sat, 07 Sep 2002 20:49:45 +0200 > Subject: SW Florida > >> SW Florida is my most favorite place on Earth. In a way it resembles Holland >> because it is completely flat (as every American knows), but that is >> certainly not the reason why I love SW Florida so much. >> No, I love it over there because >> a. it is wonderfully warm all year around >> b. it has nice coral sand beaches >> c. it has pelicans and dolphins >> d. it has alligators and very special flora in the very south >> e. it has the heartwarming influence of the Latinos >> f. and it has a very humid climate so that piano technicians have lots of >> work to do and make lots of moolah. > >> Too bad I am too old, I would have loved to spend many years in for instance >> Naples FLA or Sarasota. > >> If you live in SW Florida make sure that you know where you are! > >> friendly greetings >> from > >> Antares, > >> Amsterdam, Holland > >> "where music is, no harm can be" > >> visit my website at : http://www.concertpianoservice.nl/ > > >>> From: Phil Bondi <tito@philbondi.com> >>> Organization: Bondi's Piano Service >>> Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org >>> Date: Fri, 06 Sep 2002 12:57:48 -0400 >>> To: pianotech@ptg.org >>> Subject: Re: removing key pins >>> >>> Antares said: >>> >>>> Holland is a very humid place for piano's, so all piano's coming from all >>>> factories have sticking keys after a few months. >>>> reaming the key holes helps immediately which proves that the holes got >>>> smaller because of the humidity. >>> >>> ..Thank You Antares. I have seen the same thing here in SW Fla. Reaming key >>> holes is sometimes better than easing the bushings of the offending sticking >>> key. >>> >>> Friendly greetings from >>> >>> -Phil Bondi (Fl.) >>> tito@philbondi.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> > > >
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