WOW!! I saw GOLD PAINTED tuning pins!

[Avery]

Terry,

The action I "might" be able to deal with. But I once had to "try" to 
tune a piano that had had that sprayed on the
tuning pins to remove the rust! IMPOSSIBLE! When I finally left, 
about 3 hrs. later, I told her that I'd call her. Not to call me! :-)

Avery

At 05:51 AM 8/8/2006, you wrote:
>I do hope he gives the entire action a good liberal spraying of WD40 
>before he sprays his gold paint!  If so, it may be the same guy up 
>here in Florida (USA) - maybe he winters here?
>
>Yeah, we got 'em here also. I think every area has one or two (or more).
>
>Terry Farrell
>----- Original Message -----
>
>We have a bloke here near us, who specialises in spraying everything 
>gold. He is known as "The gold spray king', and he sprays everything 
>from hammers to strings and pins. These are generally very old 
>bangers, no worth much, however he calls this 'reconditioning'. 
>Tuners hate him, because he rips people off, and sells these junk 
>pianos with the guarantee that he will give them what they paid for 
>it on a new piano, when ever they wish to trade in. Usually it is 
>not long after they have bought the crap piano, and they have no 
>where else to go, because their piano is worthless. Do you guys have 
>these idiots over there too?
>We are the bogy men because we are called in to tune them, we tell 
>the owner that they have purchased a dud, and we leave with our 
>tails between our legs, after charging a call fee, and we are the 
>worst in the world.
>The law can do nothing about him.
>Most people think if it looks good, it must be good, and if it 
>sounds crook, then they either would not know, or explain it away 
>by, 'It just needs a tune"!!!!
>He probably has a relation over there.
>Cheers.
>David Lawson Wangaratta Australia.
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