Pianobuilder Proverb

[Don]

Hi Clyde,

Next time just rerout the filler tube thru to the top of the piano--they
can lift the lid to fill it...and the tube is pulled to one side so you
don't risk watering the action.

At 04:03 PM 7/30/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>Terry,
>
>Yeah, that's what they say.  The situation I found today wasn't major and
wasn't my fault, but it was a
>first for me.  I was installing a Piano Saver system in a 1977 Yamaha
console.  When I came to install
>the fill tube, I found that the kneeboard came to within 1/4" of the
keybed, which is not enough
>clearance for the tube!  Has anyone run into this before?  I'm sure
someone has, but it was a first-time
>for me.
>
>Fortunately I didn't have a tight schedule today, so I brought the
kneeboard home, zipped another 1/4"
>off the top edge, and had a factory-neat job that filled the bill.  Did I
charge extra for that?  Nah.  I
>had already quoted her a price, and I didn't mind doing the work, just for
the new experience and for the
>nice customer.  Not always the case, I guarantee you!  :-)
>
>Regards,
>Clyde Hollinger, RPT
>
>Farrell wrote:
>
>> "Live and learn." Isn't that what they say?
>
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Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T.

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