All you can do is be honest about your opinion, and be positive minded about your approach. Certainly you want to be mindfull of any comments the owner (or his wife) has about what they like or dont like about the sound. Use that kind of information to help get the piano back in order and pleasing to them. Restringing without rebuilding is a perfectly viable alternative for an older piano ofte times, so I personally woulndnt even think twice about what happened 30 years ago..... unless I ran into one of those pianos where someone started screwing tuning pins into the bridge for some god knows why reason. :) ... or something of that sort if yer gets my meanings Cheers RicB > >> I've been servicing a 1920s S&S L for five years. It plays like a >> truck, has loose tuning pins, dead bass strings, false beats and a >> dismal killer octave section. The owner knows the action is toast and >> wants it rebuilt. However, his wife has commented on how nice it >> sounds since Mr. Patchemup restrung (totally rebuilt, of course) the >> piano some thirty years ago. For some reason I am hesitant to try and >> sell the whole package - which it definitely needs if the piano is to >> perform like it should/could. >> >> Any recommendations on how to approach this without sounding like a >> used car salesman? >> >> He has already told me he wants to do the action after he moves this >> summer (to a condo on the bay - as in no $$ troubles here). >> >> Thanks. >> >> Terry Farrell > >
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