Newbe question

[John Delmore]

Hi Sam:
 
Sounds like you're in the same position as me!!!  The best thing I did was
to join the PTG, and start going to the meetings.  There's a lot to learn,
but a lot of helpful guys and gals who just LOVE to talk pianos!!
 
Be sure to take LOTS of pictures of your old Kimball: one day, I'll post
pictures of my Brinkerhoff "learning" piano (no way do I ever expect to get
out of it what I put into it, dollar-wise, but that's not what it's for),
and we can compare!!  I've not tried the liquid hide glue, but the general
consensus seems to be that, while okay maybe for a "quick fix" in the field,
it's just not as good as the old hot stuff. 
 
Good Luck (from another saying "bye-bye" to the rat race!)
John
 
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From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Samuel Choy
Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 9:05 AM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Newbe question
 
Hi,
 
A little introduction,
 
I recently completed the American School of Piano Tuning program and am
starting a business, part time at first, as a piano technician. But I am
very serious, I've been 10 years in the corporate world and am very sick of
it. Seems kind of risky to plan to leave a good paying job at a large
company, but I hate what I do now and love pianos.
 
Anyway, I thought the American School of Piano Tuning program was pretty
good. There was a link to it off the RTP Web site, so I didn't think that it
could be all that bad. However, I don't feel like I have all the skills I
need. I feel like I know just enough to be dangerous. So to practice, I
bought myself an old Kimball grand piano (built in the 30s) that was in
horrible shape with the intent to fix it up. 
 
The sound board is cracked, the ivories are cracked, the hammers are deeply
grooved, and it needs to be restrung. In the action, it looks like a lot of
the felts are worn and should be replaced. And it needs to be refinished.
 
At worse, I think that this will be a good education, at best, if I do good
job refurbishing it, I could at least get my money back if not make some.
 
Did any of you do anything like this?
 
Also, sorry if this is an old question, but is liquid hide glue as good as
the hide glue you have to mix in a heating pot?
 
Thanks.
 
Nice to meet all of you.
 
Sam Choy
Samuel Choy Piano Service
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