Pleyel anyone

[Marcel Carey]

Hi Danny,

I just was asked to evaluate one of these close to Sherbrooke. Is there any
way I could get a scan of an action  sketch and regulation procedure for
this particular action. Also, my #2 tuning tip was way too big for the
tuning pins on this piano. I couldn't even test the torque. Are these pins
specials? They didn't seem to be tapered...

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>From: "Danny BODDIN" <danny.boddin@planetinternet.be>
>To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Subject: Re: Pleyel anyone
>Date: Jeud 26 août 1999  17:09
>

> Hi,
> this kind of old grand Pleyels are commen here in Belgium, just restrung one
> 2.20cm °1910 grand which belongs to the French ambassy here in Brussels, the
> action can be regulated perfectly, the french stopped this type of action in
> 1936. Uprights have also single centerpins. This pianos have a very nice
> warm sound with power in the low diskant,
> people love them here and they are valuable.
> I asked kevin Gouldmann from Danmark to make me a new scale for this piano,
> he uses turbo mensuration Peters Tholey software. Following scale was used:
> 2X13.5   5X14    11X14.5  and very strange going to 3X15 and back to 6X14.5?
> (any comments on this, we had to do some intonation on the 3X15, kevin told
> me 14.5 was also ok but he prefered to 3X15 on the figures I gave him
> mesuring the speakinglenghts on this strings) anyway: going on with 4X15
> 3X15.5   5X16   4X16.5   4X17   9X17.5
> 2X18   2X18.5   1X19    1X19.5   1X20.5   1X21  seems that the 17.5 on that
> part is low in tension??? : The piano sounds beautifull round and warm, but
> not much powervolume, but thats what Kevin suggested in the first place, so
> he know how to make a scale,his basestrings sound good : I'm satisfied with
> his work.
>
> DANNY BODDIN PIANOSERVICE
> Loddershoekstraat 4
> B -1741TERNAT
> BELGIUM
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ken Jankura <kenrpt@mail.cvn.net>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: donderdag 26 augustus 1999 18:18
> Subject: Pleyel anyone
>
>
>> List,
>>    I tuned a 1923 Pleyel grand today with a weird (to me) action. I love
>> seeing something new.  Stuff like full sostenutos on old uprights (Weber),
>> or oddball sostenutos on grands (Henry F. Miller), or unusual knuckles
>> (Brambach ;-}) really make my day (one way or another). The client spoke
>> limited English, his wife almost none. I think he bought it new in his
>> native France. All the hammer shanks were held by a single center pin
> which
>> ran the length of a brass section. Regular hammer shanks inserted into an
>> odd-shaped butt, with a non adjustable (I think) T-shaped drop 'screw'. A
>> rather large coil spring connected the jack and rep lever.  A large strip
>> of capstan cloth kind of free floated between the wip and the brass
> capsan.
>> No glide bolts. Individually tied strings. I was just about beside myself
>> with excitement. He wants it fixed for his grandson (letoff had settled at
>> about 7/8th inch :-) ). I mimed to him that I should have no problem
>> regulating it even though it seems a little odd at first glance.  A 75 ct.
>> pitch raise made that old thing really come alive. The sound was rather
>> warm and sweet.  I don't remember if this was one of the 'vintage' action
>> types on display in KC. If anyone wants to share info or tips with me or
>> the list, I'd be much obliged.
>> Ken Jankura
>> Newburg, PA
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