This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of PatchWick@aol.com Sent: Monday, May 12, 2003 9:59 PM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: Re: Tuning Walk Out Just had to relate this story when I read that this piano was in Fla.: Many years ago I visited a new customer because she was unhappy with the tuner that sold her a "rebuilt" piano. When I saw the thing I could understand her concern. Much of the work that he claimed to have done he obviously hadn't, and what he actually had done had damaged the piano. The description of this situation sounds much like that piano, including the split pin block from lack of support while driving the pins. After I explained all the problems, I recommended that the customer get him to "buy" the piano back, which she did. She has since gotten a different grand and is still a good customer to this day. The part that makes me write this: He left my area to move to Florida..... You don't suppose.... will Wait just a minute here---- Our guy in Mass. Moved to Fla. ten years ago. Typical "rebuild "as follows---: S&S old A in a church. Restrung in the sanctuary without even cleaning the board and bridges, Huge tuning pins (Of course nickel plated for that extra nice touch) and loose soon after, Coils all over the place. New hammers on old verdigris shanks, with NO tail work! Great backcheck to tail relationship there! Whippens filthy, backchecks worn through, Key bushings essentially gone. Lyre falling apart caked with old Graphite grease. This guy Bill W***** claimed to have "Tuned for the Boston Symphony" To this day new clients will say, "We had Mr.W. he tuned for the Symphony" I think this guy had his name legally changed to----" Bill W***** I tuned for the Symphony" One of my very good teacher clients stung by this "Tech" calls him -Bill Wrong- Tom Driscoll RPT ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/28/e6/04/eb/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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