Crack in Rim/ cracked Spinet

[David ilvedson]

Ok, so what are the techniques for checking said crack?  I 
would use a thin probe but that doesn't often tell much.  
Anyone have some ideas?

David I.

From:           	Mjacobucci@cs.com
Date sent:      	Fri, 7 Jan 2000 05:42:57 EST
Subject:        	Crack in Rim/ cracked Spinet
To:             	pianotech@ptg.org
Send reply to:  	pianotech@ptg.org

> In a message dated 01/06/2000 8:33:58 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
> jonpage@mediaone.net writes:
> 
> << I would still call this as "moving damage" whether or not they can pi
>  it on someone in particular it should not be the burden of the customer.
>  
>  Jon Page
>   >>
> 
> Sounds that way to me.  Could be deeper than can be seen from the surface.  
> Have an independent rebuilder look at.  I had a similar one today.  A spinet 
> which had been unprofessionally moved.  And got slammed around the truck on 
> the way.  The crack runs vertically between the cabinet and the 
> plate/soundboard/action rail.  It is separated on that side and you can move 
> it back and forth with your hand.  The other side feels tight but the veneer 
> cover piece in the back has been shoved up and over the cabinet edge. The 
> action, strings, etc.are pretty new and it plays provided you re-set the 
> jacks by hand after each strike.  The customer is fairly disappointed as one 
> would imagine.  He will now need to get it out of the upstairs bedroom closet 
> he wrestled it into and pay a real mover to bring it to a re-builder.  
> 
> Mark Jacobucci
> Laguna CA
> 


David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA
ilvey@jps.net