One OT subject and One "on topic"

[Avery]

Brian,

IF it's a spinet, my guess would be a lot of 
seriously breaking plastic elbows.

Avery

At 09:20 PM 6/30/2006, you wrote:
>I had to laugh out loud when I read the last 
>names of the first 2 tunings today. ( I just 
>list the customers last names)  My first 2 
>clients last names today were ( I am not kidding)  Brake, Wind.
>
>Ok, more seriously.  I received a call from a 
>woman who said that 70% of the keys of her 
>grandmothers recently moved upright piano were 
>already down
in the position achieved after a 
>normal key stroke
and would not work.
>
>  she said “upright” 
but that could be anything 
> from a spinet to an old, tall upright.  Who knows!!
>
>Anyway, I have dealt with jammed keys in a 
>recently moved grand, but not in a vertical.
>
>Does anyone have any ideas on what this might 
>be?? (naturally I told her that I needed to 
>actually see the piano and really could not even 
>guess on what was causing the situation, or even 
>how much it would cost to get them working again)
>
>Brian P. Doepke
>AAA Piano Works, Inc.
>Piano Tuning-Repair-Purchase Consults
>260-432-2043
>260-417-1298
>
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