---------------------- multipart/mixed attachment --=====================_29729296==.ALT Dave, I've had pianos like this in the past. One in particular comes to mind that was parked in front of a window with afternoon exposure. It got cooked in the afternoon and sounded awful but by morning it was fine again. Took me a few visits to figure it out. The last visit was .... you guessed it .... in the afternoon. Greg At 09:48 PM 1/28/2003, you wrote: >Well, in twenty years this is a new one for me. > >Yesterday I did a 1/4 step pitch raise and tune on a Kimball "spinsole" >that a couple had just moved here (Des Moines) from California. Nothing >appeared out of the ordinary and everything went just fine. When I was >done they loved how much better it sounded and considering the piano, I >thought it came out better than expected. > >Today I get a call from them that the piano sounded great yesterday, but >when they played it this morning, it sounded so out of tune that they >thought that they were playing the wrong keys. I thought she was >exagerating until I had her play it over the phone. It is clear that >something catastrophic occured during the night. Either a broken plate or >bridge, I would say. > >I'm going over in a few days to see whats going on. They seem like nice >folks but I got to wondering if they are going to blame this on me. While >bringing it up to pitch may have pushed something over the edge, >everything I did was standard procedure. Has anyone been charged with >piano slaughter? I'm trying to think of how to put the best spin on a bad >situation. > >Dave Bunch > >--- > >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.435 / Virus Database: 244 - Release Date: 12/30/2002 Greg Newell mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net --=====================_29729296==.ALT An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/9c/6e/3d/9f/attachment.htm --=====================_29729296==.ALT-- ---------------------- multipart/mixed attachment --- Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.435 / Virus Database: 244 - Release Date: 12/30/2002 ---------------------- multipart/mixed attachment--
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