String Replacement

John M. Formsma john at formsmapiano.com
Tue Apr 25 19:04:48 MDT 2006


Avery,

Why not? I'm not responsible for how he uses them, and there's nothing
irreversible - no harm done.

I charged retail just like I would if any Joe Blow wanted a string. :-)

John Formsma

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Avery
Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 4:19 PM
To: Pianotech List
Subject: RE: String Replacement

Well, John.

I'm sorry but I can't help but ask. Why did you continue to sell them 
to him????
Just wondering.

Avery

At 07:03 AM 4/25/2006, you wrote:
>Yeah, there was a guy in my area (now deceased) who would replace bass
>strings with anything that was close. When he didn't have a bass string, he
>would buy one from me. It pretty much went like this when he was looking at
>all my universal bass strings (I have the 37 string set): "Yeah, that one
>looks like it'll do." Never measured with a micrometer - he probably didn't
>even own one.
>
>So I've seen pianos just like this and worse. 'Tis a shame.
>
>John Formsma



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