Self destructing piano

[Clyde Hollinger]

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Dave,

Let us know what you find.  Who knows which of us will run into a
similar situation someday.

Regards,
Clyde

Dave Bunch 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

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