Rebushing (was Re: Transporting a Grand Action)

[Michael Magness]

On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 5:46 PM, Matthew Todd <toddpianoworks at att.net>
wrote:

> It is a Baldwin Grand.  I do not have the clients info in front of me to
> let you know more specs.
>
> I thing I am going to be addressing is the evenness throughout the
> keyboard.  Needs work.
>
> Other things about this piano need addressing later on, but I am here to
> work with my clients budget.
>
> I apologize if my previous e-mail made it sound like I may not be sure what
> I am doing.  Besides, if I hired a mentor to come look at the situation, I
> would need to put the added cost to the customers bill, and I had already
> given him my quote :-).  It was just a curious question, because I surely
> would be the first to opt out of rebushing.
>
>
> Thanks,
> Matthew
>
>
> *J Patrick Draine <jpdraine at gmail.com>* wrote:
>
> Matthew, Could you tell us a bit more about the piano? Are the center pins
> wandering right out of the flanges? Are flanges frozen? Is this a 10 year
> old Samick or a 75 year old Aeolian stencil grand? How's everything else
> about this piano?
> And do you have a mentor you have can take a look at the action before you
> get to work?
>
> Patrick Draine
>
> On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 8:22 AM, Matthew Todd <toddpianoworks at att.net>
> wrote:
>
>> When you repin, when do you decide to rebush the flange as well.  Unless,
>> of course, you damage the bushing during repinning, how do you decide to
>> rebush the entire set?
>>
>>
>> Matthew
>
>
> Hi Matthew,

I guess mentoring has changed or is different in other parts of the country.
My mentors never asked nor expected payment for advice, they looked upon it
as giving back, just as I do now.
I have taken on action work, years ago, brought the action back to my shop
and during the work occasionally, noticed something else, I then took the
action to them, at their convenience for a second opinion. I didn't ask them
to perform the work, just look at the action and assure me that my
observation was accurate. On occasion they might notice something else or
show me a way to test an action for all it's flaws so that my knowledge and
accuracy improved. I offered early on to pay but they always told me no.

We did do a few joint ventures over the years, before I had the shop space
to bring in a whole piano. He would do the refinishing while I did the
action and key work. In those cases we we discussed how the split was to be
done, prior to taking on the job, usually 50/50.

Mike

-- 
I feel sorry for the person who can't get genuinely excited about his work.
Not only will he never be satisfied, but he will never achieve anything
worthwhile.
Walter Chrysler



Michael Magness
Magness Piano Service
608-786-4404
www.IFixPianos.com
email mike at ifixpianos.com
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