String Replacement

[Farrell]

Lovely indeed David. Looks like the guy has a few universals mixed in there. 
Yowzer!

One of the two uprights I condemned last week had a brand-new action in it. 
The guy bought the piano for $300. I had to tell him it would likely cost 
less to buy all new action parts and completely re-set up the action - 
several thousand dollars - than to try and fix what was there. Whomever 
"rebuilt" this action hadn't a clue as to what s/he was doing. It was 
slightly better than putting all the parts in a big box, adding a bunch of 
glue, shaking the whole thing up and letting it dry. Amazing. Dampers and 
many notes not functioning at all. Hit one key, three play. Hammers hitting 
neighboring strings, etc., etc.

Are pianos especially prone to this level if repair incompetence? Or do 
automobiles, homes, and furniture see the same thing? I do know that boats 
often receive the same treatment.

Oh well, makes things interesting, if not discouraging sometimes.   :-(

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message ----- 
> Lovely :-(  And what can you say to the customer?  I tuned an ancient
> Chickering for a concert at a local church.  This piano had disasterous
> repairs and  needed a lot of help.  I felt like putting a disclaimer on 
> the
> piano for the very talented performer that was to play that evening. 
> "Don't
> blame me, I only tuned it!"
>
> Debbie
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> Tried to send this earlier but forgot to shrink the file.  Check out the 
> ace
> string repair job on this piano that was sold as "completely refurbished".
>
> David Love