Same here... David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "Porritt, David" <dporritt at mail.smu.edu> To: pianotech at ptg.org Received: 4/28/2010 12:22:37 PM Subject: Re: [pianotech] puzzler >Hey, that was just the first thing that came to mind. >dp >David M. Porritt, RPT >dporritt at smu.edu >-----Original Message----- >From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf >Of Avery >Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 12:39 PM >To: pianotech at ptg.org >Subject: Re: [pianotech] puzzler >LOL. Love it, David. Hey, you're getting feisty since you retired! >On Apr 28, 2010, at 12:25 PM, "Porritt, David" <dporritt at mail.smu.edu> >wrote: >> Plugged it in? >> >> dp >> >> >> David M. Porritt, RPT >> dporritt at smu.edu >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] >> On Behalf Of Ron Nossaman >> Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 12:23 PM >> To: pianotech at ptg.org >> Subject: [pianotech] puzzler >> >> >> The piano is a late Aeolian "Duo/Art" player. They wanted it >> tuned before they moved out of state the end of next month. >> And, incidentally, the player doesn't work. >> >> The first puzzle is easy. They want it tuned because the >> player doesn't work, not so much that it's been four years >> since the last one, and in spite of the upcoming move. I >> expect it crossed their minds that they might not find someone >> after the move with low enough standards to condescend to get >> the player working, assuming they had some idea how. >> >> The second puzzle was why the player didn't work. After I got >> there, she explained that they could pump rolls through, but >> pushing the little button didn't make the electric work, so >> it's broken. >> >> So I fixed it. >> >> How. >> Ron N
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