This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment You are doing well enough to turn them down? I don't think you should lump them all as novice-tuner fodder. It actually takes more knowledge and experience to do these pianos than any others. Do us all a favor and never touch one again. If you only knew the novice work I have had to UNDO to restore some of these.... Bird cage uprights and square grands are just fine. I have restored many of both of those. The squares? I have four I am working on right now. I have four people calling me up every few months to see if I have one finished so I can take theirs to work on. I have had new butts made for them so I even have new parts to put into them. Yes they are a pain in the butt but they are very fine instruments once completed. The birdcage uprights are much simpler but more often must have the soundboard taken out and timbers/pinblock put back together--especially the ones with all wood backs. I prefer the ones with a cast iron plate or plates to hold the tension. As far as the actions, if you are trying to deal with all old parts, you will have trouble. We releather non standard butts and with all new parts have no problem with their actions. They are very easy to work with at that point. D.L. Bullock St. Louis www.thepianoworld.com Put the worlds greatest healer to work for WHATEVER health problem you may have----YOUR OWN IMMUNE SYSTEM. Your body is capable of healing EVERY disease if you give it the right fuel. Visit http://www.mannapages.com/dlbullock to learn how to get the right fuel. Also www.glycoscience.org -----Original Message----- From: Joe Garrett [mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net] Sent: Monday, November 15, 2004 12:20 AM To: pianotech Subject: Over-Damper Uprights and Square Grand Bashing!!! Terry Peterson said: "Two "pianos" I will NEVER service: Birdcages and squares! Luckily I'm doing well enough to turn down, on rare occasions that I encounter them, archaic, antique, obsolete junk." Terry, NOW YOU WENT AND DONE IT! It's one thing to be a bit full of oneself and have narrow-mindedness. It's a whole nuther thingee when ya goes and slams my bread and butter!<G> You wouldn't know a good Square Grand if'n it fell on ya! (Hmmm? Now there's a thought!<G> Joe Garrett, R.P.T. Captain, Tool Police Squares R I ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/e4/e6/3e/e8/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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