My Tina Is Out Of Hospital

[pugwash]

Yes, tonight my tina was returned after 10 weeks of being away. My beloved Charsley Stafford gave up the ghost back in August. A couple of notes stopped working and the middle C button jammed because of a broken pivot. Fortunately, I bought this from a reputable dealer (Take note Ebay buyers's) and because it was under warranty, they agreed to fix it. When the tina was opened up, I was informed that is was in a bad way and they advised me to have it re-furbished, the fixing for free, but re-furbishment would cost me several hundred pounds, or I could have a look at another tina that was on the finishing stages of re-furbishment.

To cut a long story short, I had a look at the other tina, a Lachenal/Wheatstone, totally re-furbished, new bellows, pads, valves, etc, it looks and sounds great, so I decided to accept it. Although my other instrument was higher end, this one was given to me at no extra cost and I should'nt have to worry about repairs for a long time, hopefully.

Anyway, this is the benefits of going to a reputable dealer, I am just so pleased to get it back, even if it is a different instrument.

Now I must refresh myself of everything I have learn't, and I intend to do so by the end of next week, as I have some Christmas carol's to practice.

[Chris Timson]

Anyway, this is the benefits of going to a reputable dealer,

Will you name names? Since you clearly regard the service as good they might welcome the publicity, and I'm sure we all would welcome knowing the best places to take our boxen if they fall ill.

 

Chris

[pugwash]

Yes, it was Hobgoblin Music, Crawley.

 

Richard.

[Chris Timson]

Yes, it was Hobgoblin Music, Crawley.

Well, good on 'em. It's amazing how many posts on this forum express pleasure and delight about something - a new instrument, perhaps, or a good gig or (as in this case) good service. It's part of what keeps me coming back to the forum - a feeling and a reminder that there are some sane and worthwhile things around in a world gone increasingly bonkers.

 

Cheers,

 

Chris

[Leonard]

..... It's amazing how many posts on this forum express pleasure and delight about something ...

Even about pleasure and delight .....

[Dirge]

..... our boxen.......

 

Chris

Nice plural Chris. Or was it just a typo? And if it was a typo can we use it anyway?

[Chris Timson]

Nice plural Chris. Or was it just a typo? And if it was a typo can we use it anyway?

No typo. Descends from an old hacker's joke that refers to multiple versions of Unix as Unixen. I picked the usage up from Don Nichols.

 

Chris