PianoTech Archive

  • 1.  O.T. - Epic kludges

    Posted 01-23-2010 19:16 
    From "Kerry" <kerrykean@att.net>

Anybody checked out these "repairs"? My fave is the truck on page 3.

 

http://thereifixedit.com/page/3/

 

 

Kerry Kean

www.ohiopianotuner.com <http://www.ohiopianotuner.com/>


  • 2.  O.T. - Epic kludges

    Posted 01-23-2010 20:38 
    From John Formsma <formsma@gmail.com>

Wow! Pathetic!

Did you see the piano "repair"? A sharp was missing, so someone glued a
pencil in its place? I forget what page it was on ... pretty far down the
list.

--
JF

On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 8:16 PM, Kerry <kerrykean@att.net> wrote:

>  Anybody checked out these ?repairs?? My fave is the truck on page 3?
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> http://thereifixedit.com/page/3/
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  • 3.  O.T. - Epic kludges

    Posted 01-23-2010 21:02 
    From Ron Nossaman <rnossaman@cox.net>

John Formsma wrote:
> Wow! Pathetic!
> 
> Did you see the piano "repair"? A sharp was missing, so someone glued a 
> pencil in its place? I forget what page it was on ... pretty far down 
> the list.

Amateur! I found a fix once where someone had electrical taped 
a piece of cardboard to a back check. The jack and flange was 
missing altogether, and the cardboard served as a catcher 
lever/ramp to, sort of, eventually, pry the assembly forward 
so the hammer would more or less strike the string. A wonder 
to behold! I was kind of impressed, in a "had to have been 
there" sort of way.

Ron N


  • 4.  O.T. - Epic kludges

    Posted 01-23-2010 21:02 
    From "Gerald Groot" <tunerboy3@comcast.net>

Don't forget to charge for finding the pencil....  


    
                                                
    
					
                                                    

        
                                                
				
    
                                                
    
                                                    
                                                        
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  • 5.  O.T. - Epic kludges

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted 01-23-2010 21:15
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    From Kent Swafford <kswafford@gmail.com>

The first photo ever uploaded to files@ptg.org was the following photo taken by Wayne Yockey, RPT.


Kent







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  • 6.  O.T. - Epic kludges

    Posted 01-23-2010 21:32
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    From "Kerry" <kerrykean@att.net>

I love it! But this is why I didn't suggest submitting piano pics to the
website - your average netizen would just go "huh?" Wasn't there a piano
"Hall of Shame" at one time?

 

Kerry Kean

www.ohiopianotuner.com <http://www.ohiopianotuner.com/> 

 

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From: Kent Swafford [mailto:kswafford@gmail.com] 
Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2010 11:15 PM
To: Pianotech List
Subject: Re: [pianotech] O.T. - Epic kludges

 

The first photo ever uploaded to files@ptg.org was the following photo taken
by Wayne Yockey, RPT.

 

 

Kent

 

 

 

 

 



 

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  • 7.  O.T. - Epic kludges

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted 01-23-2010 22:04
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    From "James Johnson" <jhjpiano@sbcglobal.net>

Did you see this beauty on page 8?
  
    
                                                
    
					
                                                    

                
    
                    
    
                        
                        
                    
    
                
    
        
                                                
				
    
                                                
    
                                                    
                                                        
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  • 8.  O.T. - Epic kludges

    Posted 01-25-2010 00:07 
    From "David Nereson" <da88ve@gmail.com>

Looks like all these people been watching The Red Green Show
    --David Nereson, RPT


    
                                                
    
					
                                                    

        
                                                
				
    
                                                
    
                                                    
                                                        
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  • 9.  O.T. - Epic kludges

    Posted 01-25-2010 04:10 
    From "William Truitt" <surfdog@metrocast.net>

Ah yes, Red Green.  The REAL MAN's answer to fixing anything is Duck
Tape....

Will Truitt


    
                                                
    
					
                                                    

        
                                                
				
    
                                                
    
                                                    
                                                        
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  • 10.  O.T. - Epic kludges

    Posted 01-25-2010 17:36 
    From Scott Jackson <scottwaynejackson@gmail.com>

Will,
I always assumed that it was duct tape, but a quick Google search 
revealed this:
http://www.octanecreative.com/ducttape/duckvsduct.html

Thank you for enlightenment.
Scott Jackson

William Truitt wrote:
> Ah yes, Red Green.  The REAL MAN's answer to fixing anything is Duck
> Tape....
>
> Will Truitt


  • 11.  O.T. - Epic kludges

    Posted 01-25-2010 19:35 
    From "William Truitt" <surfdog@metrocast.net>

Hey, this is the Red Green Show!  If you have ever seen it, Duck fits.  And
your link to the explanation is way too deep for these guys....

I still remember the one where they had the call in Man's Advice Show.  The
caller asked what he should say when his wife asks him if he thinks she is
fat.  Their answer was to say, "No", and to leave the room as quickly as
possible.

Will


    
                                                
    
					
                                                    

        
                                                
				
    
                                                
    
                                                    
                                                        
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