[pianotech] interesting request

[Susan Kline]

Someone once asked me for a whole reel because a new building for 
Hewlett Packard needed it to true one edge.

Terry Farrell wrote:
> Gee whizz Tom, nice guy.  An alternative direction would be to help 
> the person out and give (or sell) them whatever wire they need. I've 
> done this many times - for windshields, cleaning carburetors, a loom, 
> etc., etc. It can be kinda fun - you get to meet someone doing 
> something different than what you do - and hey, maybe they have a 
> piano - or know someone that does - or maybe they'll tell someone 
> about their experience with you and they tell someone who has a piano 
> - or whatever. Sometimes it's just kinda nice to be nice.
>
> How could meeting someone new, smiling, doing a good deed and just 
> being an all 'round nice guy be a waste of time?
>
> Terry Farrell
>
> On Dec 22, 2012, at 9:20 PM, Tom Driscoll wrote:
>
>> Marshall,
>>  Give her the # of one of those resellers . This kind of thing is a 
>> waste of time. I used to get requests for wire used in cheese slicers 
>> or piano wire for the removal of car windshields. You have to meet 
>> them ( if they show ) and you have better things to do.
>> JMO   
>> Tom D.
>>  
>> I'll send you a link off list to one of these places (who by the way 
>> charge more than our usual supply house friends for the same stuff)
>>
>>     ----- Original Message -----
>>     *From:* Marshall Gisondi <mailto:pianotune05 at hotmail.com>
>>     *To:* pianotech at ptg.org <mailto:pianotech at ptg.org>
>>     *Sent:* Saturday, December 22, 2012 9:01 PM
>>     *Subject:* [pianotech] interesting request
>>
>>     Hi Everyone,
>>     I received an interesting e-mail today. To me it's a strange
>>     request.  This person wants to know if I have any piano wired
>>     that she can  use to make jewelry, a pin to be exact.  Is this a
>>     prank or is piano wire used for jewelry?  If it is, I can sell
>>     her a batch.  What gauge would she need if in fact this is
>>     something I have.  I'd give it to her I guess, but this stuff wil
>>     cost me if I have to buy a particular gauge again.  What would I
>>     sell it for if I did sel lher some? /Thanks
>>     Marshall
>>     215-510-9400
>>     http://www.phillytuner.com 
>>
>
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