This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Dear List, To anyone out there contend with/service pianos that have = pnodsk, pnomation, cncertmstr etc., installations: I'm wondering about = the effects on the piano others are finding this ever growing factor of = piano servicing. I get a number of pianos with these systems installed. = Some are factory, some are subcontract. I'm not an installer/servicer = of these systems, nor do I want to be at this point, although the $ is = extremely good. But I still service/tune the piano itself. Any service = required on the system is referred back to the dealer and/or installer. = For example, one customer has an upright Baldwin E250 w/QRS(?) I = believe, and there ain't no way of replacing bass strings without = creating a nightmare, or calling the installer to remove system units = inside the bottom of the piano. Ther's simply too much in the way (I = would hesitate to remove anything just to exclude myself from any = potential disaster lurking) What a fiasco for a bass string replacement = if/when the time comes, not to mention cost! I think that alot of = people who buy pianos with these systems are either uniformed or give no = consideration of servicing down the road. Another problem would include = blocking any chance of the installation of a proper climate control = system, particularly on grands, especially if a humidifier is needed. =20 Another issue with grands. Certain brands of piano use materials = that do not allow for a quiet action, and a new player installation can = greatly magnify existing action noise simply by the way the pistons play = the action. A lot more noise occurs on an already "noisy" piano when = the system plays it, as opposed to a person activating the action. I've = spoken with a system installer on a particularly troublesome piano, and = have come to the conclusion that if he's confident that it's not the = system, all I can do is recuce action noise as best as possible. Any = thoughts on these or other problems with servicing these pianos? Much = appreciated! =20 Brian=20 W.Plm Bch, FL ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/0f/fa/46/59/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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