One OT subject and One "on topic"

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian Doepke" <doepkeb at comcast.net>
To: "'Pianotech List'" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, June 30, 2006 9:20 PM
Subject: One OT subject and One "on topic"


>I had to laugh out loud when I read the last names of the first 2 tunings
> today. ( I just list the customers last names)  My first 2 clients last
> names today were ( I am not kidding)  Brake, Wind.
>
> Ok, more seriously.  I received a call from a woman who said that 70% of 
> the
> keys of her grandmothers recently moved upright piano were already down.in
> the position achieved after a normal key stroke.and would not work.
>
> she said "upright" .but that could be anything from a spinet to an old,
> tall upright.  Who knows!!
>
> Anyway, I have dealt with jammed keys in a recently moved grand, but not 
> in
> a vertical.
>
> Does anyone have any ideas on what this might be?? (naturally I told her
> that I needed to actually see the piano and really could not even guess on
> what was causing the situation, or even how much it would cost to get them
> working again)
>
> Brian P. Doepke
> AAA Piano Works, Inc.
> Piano Tuning-Repair-Purchase Consults
> 260-432-2043
> 260-417-1298
>
>