Fun with the Mac Pro 7.1

[mikehalloran]

Ok, even if if I had the money, I wouldn't go this far but I like the way this guy thinks. Interesting how he says that the 24 & 28 core upgrades can be done for less and accept 2TB RAM.

https://www.jasonvanpatten.com/2020/01/20/mac-pro-2019/

"If I were a rich man..."

There goes the Bösendorfer money. Lol

Yea, that. Factory trained tech coming to fix a key and give us an estimate on Friday. Garrick Ohlsson recommends him. Bracing myself... Think I ought to move the banjos?

[MIDI Life Crisis]

What's the problem with the key? I was a piano tech in my former life and can (hopefully) let you know what to expect in terms of a repair.

[mikehalloran]

What's the problem with the key? I was a piano tech in my former life and can (hopefully) let you know what to expect in terms of a repair.

It doesn't work when pressed. 3rd one we've had go down in little over a year. Patching the others up was a minor expense when we had it tuned the last two times. The tech says he expects to include it in his $215 minimum.

This was completely rebuilt incl. new hammers and strings when we got it 40 years ago from Sherman Clay, the authorized dealers at the time. Action has gotten a bit sloppy over the years so it's time to give it the once over to see what it needs to get through the next decade or two.

[MIDI Life Crisis]

If the key itself is not broken, then it's likely a whipped or escape mechanism, possibly only that needs tightening. It takes an awful lot of force to break that stuff (maple, mostly).