What would you have done?

[Alan]

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Yes, Terry, I believe you have outlined the recommended and practical
steps to take. But I would have skipped the flu and gone right to step
5, I think. I'm lazy that way. ;-]
 
Alan R. Barnard
Salem, MO

-----Original Message-----
From: Farrell [mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 5:24 AM
To: Pianotech
Subject: Re: 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 ----- 
From: HYPERLINK "mailto:phil@philbondi.com"Phil Bondi 
To: HYPERLINK "mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"Newtonville 
Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 1:47 AM
Subject: What would you have done?


Here was the situation today: 

-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. 
- 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? 

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

What would you have done? 

-Phil Bondi(FL) 




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