1974 M & H B

[Alan McCoy]

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Do you mean, the 7 foot model BB?
Alan

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Alan McCoy, RPT
Eastern Washington University
509-359-7017
amccoy@mail.ewu.edu


  -----Original Message-----
  From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org]On Behalf Of Ed
Sutton
  Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 5:10 PM
  To: College and University Technicians
  Subject: 1974 M & H B


  Dear List-
      Has anyone on the list had experience rebuilding big M & H's of 1970's
vintage.
      A piano teacher has a 1974 B in need of serious rebuilding or
replacement.
      The action will need redesigning (there is nothing left of the old M &
H action design) , it needs a new pinblock and probably wapin bridge
pinning.
      The front bearing is ridiculously steep.  Hell to tune and ugly, too.
I'm wondering if I can grind away some of the plate or bearing bars to
reduce it.
      The agraffes stop at G#3.  I don't think this was the original B plate
design, was it?
      Despite what amounts to a rape of a once wonderful design, there is
still something magic in the sound of this instrument.
      If I do every good thing we can do for a piano, will it be a stable,
dependable instrument, or will the problems start just to the other side of
where I stop?
      I'd appreciate any words of wisdom and experience.
          Ed Sutton

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