[pianotech] .....key sets for lesser pianos

[Douglas Gregg]

Thumpe,
There is an old saying that "you can sell anything- but you can't give
away your best ideas".

Before you go and rip out a whole player action, try spending less
than $10 on Ultra Odor Gone in a plastic tub. Put it down on the
bottom of your piano,  and close it up for a week. I expect the odor
will be gone and no new odor will replace it. This stuff is odorless
and safe. It is uses in museums after fires and they can open it up to
visitors in a couple days. You gotta try it to believe it. The
following quote was on their web site. I can just imagine the smell
!!!!!!

Quote:
"I had a fridge in my camper trailer fail with frozen fish inside.
Three weeks later I found it, in the July heat. Tried all the home
ideas with no luck. Talked to you guys and we set out 3 tubs and some
spray for the fridge seal. It worked, I can't believe how good that
stuff is. Well I'm back five years later with the same problem with
crawdads. Along with my neighbor Todd Martin has rotting Trout and
hamburger to deal with. Bad luck with RV fridges, We're getting our
order together. Thanks!"
Curt Hargrove, Thayer, Mo.
Go to this site and buy it on line.
http://www.ultraodorsgonestore.com/store/SearchResult.aspx

Doug Gregg
Classic Piano Doc

Message: 6
Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2012 21:04:52 -0400
From: Terry Farrell <mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com>
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] .....key sets for lesser pianos
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What on earth does ".....done to the "nth": $1,500 spent plating
hardware" mean or have to do with anything? Sounds to me like some
very poor decisions were made along the way with this project.

And if you "...all started violently coughing when the lid was
opened." Why didn't you just close the lid and walk away?

These stories really eat up a lot of bandwidth for no good reason that
I can understand.

Terry Farrell

On Aug 10, 2012, at 6:44 PM, Euphonious Thumpe wrote:

> The piano belonged to a State Department chap who was quite fond of it, and wanted it "done to perfection";
> but it was BADLY mouse-infested! (We all started violently coughing when the lid was opened.) He died during restoration, and I bought the piano from his estate. It is done to the "nth": $1,500 spent plating hardware,
> for example, and you can easily pump it with just one pinky finger on one pedal, etc.. But I've never been able to totally get rid of the smell. Even by sequestering all the action parts in a high-intensity ozone-blast chamber for a month! So I'm replacing the action parts with those from another "Standard" player, but still need some keys.
>
> I have a completely un-worn set of "Standard" pedal mats, by the way, (with the fancy "S" molded into the rubber) that came from a warehouse in Atlanta with the original protective showroom-cardboard still tacked on, and am very seriously considering casting duplicates. If any of y'all want a set, please let me know.
>
> Thumpe
>
> From: Terry Farrell <mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com>;
> To: <joegarrett at earthlink.net>; <pianotech at ptg.org>;
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] .....key sets for lesser pianos
> Sent: Fri, Aug 10, 2012 8:27:30 PM
>
> What wrong with the keys as they are?
>
> Terry Farrell
>
> On Aug 10, 2012, at 1:19 PM, Joseph Garrett wrote:
>
> > Thumper asked:
> > "I have a terrific sounding Brewster player piano, but the keys are trash.
> > I'd like a new set, but won't be dishing out 3K for them anytime soon.
> > Solutions?:
> >
> > Thumper,
> > Make em' yourself.<G> (Then you'll find out why they cost that "..3k"!<G>
> > Joe
> >
> >
> > Joe Garrett, R.P.T.
> > Captain of the Tool Police
> > Squares R I
> >
>

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