Piano from Hell

[Barbara Richmond]

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Actually it sounded more like a customer from hell.  Do you feel better =
now?

Many years ago, when I decided I didn't care to work on that type of =
piano any longer (this is the Midwest, folks), I told folks that I was =
too short to work on them.  I was trying not too sound =
snobbish............... =20

I remember the last big old upright I worked on--it had a brass rail =
that had never had any problems until I started tuning it.  Wow, did I =
get lucky.  While tuning the first note, the hammer/shank/butt jumped.  =
The brass butt plate didn't break, the tongue on the rail did.  I had =
the part, which had to be filed to fit.  And when I went to regulate the =
note, the regulating screw snapped as soon as I put my tool on it.   At =
that point, I sort of wished Scotty could have beamed me up.   Yep, that =
was the last one for me. =20


Barbara Richmond, RPT (& sometime short snob)
somewhere near Peoria, IL


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  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Rob Goodale=20
  To: Pianotech=20
  Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 10:54 AM
  Subject: Piano from Hell


  I had one of my worst experiences as a piano technician this morning.  =
I got a call from a guy who told me his piano needed tuning and repair.  =
I agreed to take the job.  Upon arriving I about fell over.

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