Extreme measure? was RE: Pricing Pinblock Treatments

[paul bruesch]

I believe that the frequent poster who consistently mentions his 8-year
guarantee (I don't recall who it is... sorry!) only offers a money-back
guarantee, not a pinblock guarantee. If the pinblock is in a condition to
warrant CA treatment, the alternatives essentially are (a) replace the
pinblock or (b) replace the pins with oversize.

BTW, I charge $100 (I've only done two so far) and no guarantee, tho' both
have worked marvelously. I have a third planned before its next tuning. (The
better alternative on that one would be to remove the A0 pin and move a
new(er) piano under it.)

Paul Bruesch
Stillwater, MN

On 7/19/07, David Love <davidlovepianos at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>  Yes I have.  The question was not whether it is an effective treatment,
> it was whether you would offer a guarantee.  I would not.  If you have to CA
> the pinblock the block is compromised.  I'm not saying it doesn't work but I
> wouldn't offer a guarantee.  What if the block fails after your
> application?  While your application would not have caused that you might be
> held responsible for replacing the block if you offer a "guarantee".
>
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>
> David Love
> davidlovepianos at comcast.net
> www.davidlovepianos.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> *From:* pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] *On
> Behalf Of *Alan Barnard
> *Sent:* Thursday, July 19, 2007 1:27 PM
> *To:* pianotech at ptg.org
> *Subject:* Extreme measure? was RE: Pricing Pinblock Treatments
>
>
>
> David, respectfully, have you tried CA treatment? I only ask because words
> like "extreme measure" and "salvage a bad situation" make no sense to me,
> based on years of experience with darned near miraculous results and the
> many, many similar testamonies of other techs.
>
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> It isn't appropriate for a grand piano rebuild, perhaps, but it sure as
> heck is THE treatment of choice for that old upright, old spinet, or old
> console when the alternative is a bonfire.
>
>
>
> Alan Barnard
> Salem, MO
>   ------------------------------
>
> Original message
> From: "David Love"
> To: "Pianotech List"
> Received: 7/19/2007 12:15:08 PM
> Subject: RE: Pricing Pinblock Treatments
>
> No warrantee on CA doping of a pinblock (I assume you mean that and not on
> tuning).  It's an extreme measure to try and salvage a bad situation.  In
> fact, I would be explicit that the results cannot be guaranteed.
>
>
>
> David Love
> davidlovepianos at comcast.net
> www.davidlovepianos.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> *From:* pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] *On
> Behalf Of *Joe And Penny Goss
> *Sent:* Thursday, July 19, 2007 9:10 AM
> *To:* tune4u at earthlink.net; Pianotech List
> *Subject:* Re: Pricing Pinblock Treatments
>
>
>
> ??? What kind of warrantee do you offer on your tuning???
>
> Joe Goss RPT
> Mother Goose Tools
> imatunr at srvinet.com
> www.mothergoosetools.com
>
>  ----- Original Message -----
>
> *From:* Alan Barnard <tune4u at earthlink.net>
>
> *To:* pianotech at ptg.org
>
> *Sent:* Thursday, July 19, 2007 9:56 AM
>
> *Subject:* Pricing Pinblock Treatments
>
>
>
> I'm wondering what folks out there are charging, typically, for CA
> treating an upright block, maybe expressed as a percent of tuning fee or
> hourly rates.
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> Also, are you offering a warrantee?
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>
> Alan Barnard
> Salem, MO
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>
> I live in a gated community, but they let me out for good behavior.
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