Prepping new pianos

[Kevin E. Ramsey RPT]

Thanks to Rob, and the new thread....
    First of all, if the damper up-stop rail is too high, you will feel it
when you play. You depress the key and then feel a "klunk" as the damper
falls back down on the end of the key.
    What I would do if everything was binding up, ( Must be some humidity
here, Bub)  is try a little CLP. If you're prepping new pianos, and things
are hanging up, you really aren't going to have the time to re-pin
everything. Put a little CLP on the flanges, and the Damper wires, and if
you have to, the key pins. As I've said before, it doesn't seem to effect
the cloth as much as "plating" the metal with a lubricant which isn't soon
removed. One of the quickest, long lasting, and easiest remedies I've found.
    I know;  The correct method is to re-pin and burnish, and or, re-bush.
However, we're talking about new piano prep, and a Samick is not a Steinway.
(And just go to Management and explain what took you so long to prep that
Samick, when the profit margin is only 15%)!!!

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rob Kiddell" <atonal@telusplanet.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 26, 2000 11:02 AM
Subject: Prepping new pianos


> Avery wrote:
>
> > my university job, I don't really have the time to do a lot of that
> kind
> > of work. Most of my time there is spent prepping new Baldwin's,
> > Wurlitzer's and Yamaha's. Plus some tuning. <snip>
>
>
> And Rob replies,
>
>
> Hi Avery! I work at a Baldwin dealership, and lately it seems that
> I've been having a lot of problems with new Wurlitzer (Samick)
> grands. Two specific problem areas:
>
> 1) sluggish jack centres that result in a non-returning jack, but only
> after about a half-hour of continous playing. I replace the offending
> pins, which are invariably tight in the flange and loose in the
> birdseye. Not easy to spot during floor prep - do you experience
> this and have appropriate early detection remedies?
>
> and 2)
>
> @#$%@#$% dampers that hang up into space. Again, they
> usually manifest themselves once in the field. They are usually just
> brushing one side of the guide rail bushing, and a gentle wire bend
> accompianied with guide rail bushing reaming cures it. However,
> any preventatitive preparation techniques would be appreciated.
>
> Happy non-denominational winter festivities.
>
> Regards,
>
>
> Rob Kiddell RPT
> Atonal Piano Service
> http://www.telusplanet.net/public/atonal/
>