[pianotech] GH1 string breakage

Mark Schecter mark at schecterpiano.com
Thu Oct 20 22:54:17 MDT 2011


I've always wanted to say to someone, "Sir, I'm a piano technician, not a miracle worker." But I usually soften it to something like, "I can't fix it without fixing it."

-- Mark Schecter



On Oct 20, 2011, at 7:57 PM, David Love <davidlovepianos at comcast.net> wrote:

> As many people have already chimed in on this my comments may be redundant, but don't let the customer's unwillingness to pay dictate the proper approach or force you to make their problem yours. A more thorough analysis and treatment of the hammers and everything else is necessary to determine the problem. If they want you to come up with the miracle low cost solution send them to their favorite place of worship with your blessings.
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> David Love
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> On Oct 20, 2011, at 1:00 PM, Joe Wiencek <joespiano at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Strings are breaking everywhere with the exception of then tenor.  Client is reluctant to pay for anything but essential work, so I have not shaped hammers nor regulat


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