A stubborn D - Epologue?

[Phil Bondi]

well, after measuring just about everything there is to measure(thanks
Newton) to determine why this piano won't 'hold a tune', I have
determined the following:

1. This piano is in need of a good Protec bath.
2. This Piano needs to be restrung, and I doubt they will go for the
expense of that.
3. Steve, this piano is kept year-round in a 10x10 concrete cubical that
it shares with a Baldwin SD-10. There is a de-humidifier that runs 24/7
in this cubical. My measurements ranged from 48-53 degrees RH..I would
say that is pretty constant.

I have tuned this D twice since I posted to this list about its
stubborness in coming back to A-440 from A-442. Both times I tuned it,
it was rock solid, right on the money. Today, there was some sharpness
in Octaves 3 and 4, but nothing, In my Rookie opinion, that warrants any
major surgery be done to this instrument outside of re-stringing it.

I'm going to bet that the reason that some of those pins are pushed into
the block is because of the friction in the bearing points..this is a
hunch that the previous tech may not have known about Protec and what it
can do for easing friction points..again, this is a guess.

I do know one thing:..my investigations were noted and appreciated by
the Stage Manager..we discussed May's schedule today. It looks like I
have inherited this room. GOOD!..there's a Baldwin SD-10 that needs to
be regulated in the cubical!..the action on this is pretty stiff..The
stage manager knows about this little problem, and when I told him I
work for the Baldwin Dealership in the area, he asked if I thought I
knew what to do for it..i said of course!..he said he was going to try
and free up some money for me to work on it this summer.

Thanks to all, especially Newton and Steve, for the suggestions and
ideas that I got for this "stubborn D".

Rook