Newbe question

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What area are you in, Sam?
James
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Samuel Choy" <sam at scpianoservice.com>
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 9:05 AM
Subject: Newbe question


Hi,

A little introduction,

I recently completed the American School of Piano Tuning program and am 
starting a business, part time at first, as a piano technician. But I am 
very serious, I've been 10 years in the corporate world and am very sick of 
it. Seems kind of risky to plan to leave a good paying job at a large 
company, but I hate what I do now and love pianos.

Anyway, I thought the American School of Piano Tuning program was pretty 
good. There was a link to it off the RTP Web site, so I didn't think that it 
could be all that bad. However, I don't feel like I have all the skills I 
need. I feel like I know just enough to be dangerous. So to practice, I 
bought myself an old Kimball grand piano (built in the 30s) that was in 
horrible shape with the intent to fix it up.

The sound board is cracked, the ivories are cracked, the hammers are deeply 
grooved, and it needs to be restrung. In the action, it looks like a lot of 
the felts are worn and should be replaced. And it needs to be refinished.

At worse, I think that this will be a good education, at best, if I do good 
job refurbishing it, I could at least get my money back if not make some.

Did any of you do anything like this?

Also, sorry if this is an old question, but is liquid hide glue as good as 
the hide glue you have to mix in a heating pot?

Thanks.

Nice to meet all of you.

Sam Choy
Samuel Choy Piano Service