What would you have done?

[Farrell]

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What would you have done?In the following order, is what I would have =
done:

1) Got a sudden case of the flu.

2) Explained (in a whining tone) that there simply was not enough time =
to address the repetition.

3) Called Phil Bondi to bail me out ('cause the guy is slick!).

4) Wished (later that evening) that I was quick enough to have thought =
of brushing the knuckles with a little Teflon powder.

....... and maybe hit the center rail key bushings and wip/hammer =
flanges with a squirt of Protek (if I thought any of that might be a tad =
tight) - although Protek will really loosen a flange fast and a lot - =
likely I would just end up screwing up the action by making the hammer =
shank flanges too loose and the pianist would loose control of the =
action and then I would have to add a fifth course of action:

5) Run away, run away!

;-)

Terry Farrell
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Phil Bondi=20
  To: Newtonville=20
  Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 1:47 AM
  Subject: What would you have done?


  Here was the situation today:=20

  -Well-known pianist coming into town playing on a piano I am not =
familiar with..the regular tech just couldn't make the gig, so he called =
me to do it.

  -The piano is a S&S D and has been re-strung, new whips, hammers, =
shanks..good work was done to it.=20
  - The note left behind for me from the pianist when I arrived asked me =
to do something with the repitition..it seemed 'sticky' and if I could =
do anything about a few dampers..

  -Well, not wanting to step on any toes, I learned, after I pulled the =
action, that this Pianist likes active repitition, because what was =
presented to me was in good working order. This Pianist has played on =
the 'D' that I care for, and he loved it..I have the spring tension set =
a little active on that one..and the action is a tad lighter on mine.

  So .. I was able to quiet the dampers, but what to do about the =
repitition request with little to no time to work with?=20

  What I did was put some teflon powder on the knuckles hoping that =
would make it feel lighter to him.=20

  What would you have done?=20

  -Phil Bondi(FL)=20




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