This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Go with your gut at once. The harder you look at that action the more parts will break. You are looking at new whippens, new damper and hammer flanges, and lots of time to get it all properly regulated. Dean Dean May cell 812.239.3359 PianoRebuilders.com 812.235.5272 Terre Haute IN 47802 -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Dave McKibben Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2005 9:32 PM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: 1948 cable piano Yesterday I came in contact with a 1948 cable piano that has 5 keys that did not work. After a brief inspection it was obvious........the plastic jacks, & flanges had broken. The action mechanism in this piano is MOSTLY plastic. My comments: It is my gut feeling ( having never seen this plastic mechanism before ) that this piano is "alot of broken parts waiting to happen". While putting the action into my car for review at home, my thumb accidently put some pressure on the plastic back checks and instantly broke 4 of them. Also my gut feeling is to tell the customer that putting $$ into this could likely be a losing battle. My question: before I tell the customer to look for a different piano............ What is the opinion of the more seasoned experts on this list as to the value of effort to fix this piano and what the future might hold???? Anyone have experience with this type of 'plastic piano' ?? Many thanks in advance Dave DavesPianotuning@earthlink.net http://www.home.earthlink.net/~davespianotuning/ 858-776-2516 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/d6/bb/45/f5/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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