In response to John Tuttle's posting, Player Piano Butchers, Hackers
and Thieves, I want to relate something I came across.  I was called
to look at a electronic player that the movers had dropped.  Part of
the player looked fine but some of it looked like it had been done by
a retarded three-year-old with only and ax and duct tape for tools.

I found out later the bad part had been done by a factory technician
who had been sent half a continent away from the factory and had about
half a day to get the piano playing for a large trade show and the
factory had sent him out with some bad parts.  He was told the piano
had to be playing and it would be sent back to the factory after the
show so _make it play,_ and make it look good on the outside.

Instead of sending the piano back to the factory a salesman sold it
directly from the show to the present owner who called me a few years
later when it was damaged in a move to my area.

The point I am trying to make is don't always jump to the conclusion
that a butchered job is done by a butcher.  Sometimes it may be a "field
expedient" repair that the technician plans to redo when time permits.
Or that may be all the owner is willing to have done.  However, most
butchered jobs do not have this excuse.  Try to find out why before
condemning the technician.

John Dewey