I don't work on birdcages anymore but....I remember tipping the action towards me so I could insert temp strips on all the unisons leaving just one string to deal with when tuning. Then when I couldn't take it anymore, I'd remove the temp strips and do the unisons... David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, California ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "Will Wickham" <wwickham@stny.rr.com> To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> Received: 10/8/2005 4:15:09 AM Subject: Re: Reinbach Piano >This isn't my first trip into the birdcage. Great deal of fun. It is >the first time I've had to resort to muting through the action though. >Until I either know something about Reinbach pianos in general or this >beasty in particular, I will keep going back to do my best to make it >work well! >will wickham >On Oct 8, 2005, at 6:03 AM, Farrell wrote: >> Don't know anything about Reinbach, but birdcages I have had the >> displeasure to meet. Make a policy - either run or charge your hourly >> fee plus a frustration factor. I charge 1.5 times my regular hourly >> on-site fee ($60 x 1.5 = $90). >> >> And make it clear to the owner - you'll tune it, but it is untunable - >> so don't expect much. Be sure to cover the lecture about upgrading to >> something like a 1950 Lester spinet or somesuch POS. >> >> Just curious, why are you going back for a "second crack at it?" >> Wasn't the first visit scary enough? >> >> Terry Farrell >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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