Troubleshooting Vertical problem

[Tom Servinsky]

Phil,
Ditto to those who mentioned the bridge cap having a tendency to pull away
from the bridge.  We just had 2 cases with the identical problem.  Pianos
were both from the 60's and both had bridge caps pull away from the bridge
at the tenor/treble break lifted section.  I wonder how many more techs have
seen the exact separation in Baldwin pianos built in the 60's.
Tom Servinsky,RPT
Stuart, Fl
----- Original Message -----
From: Phil Bondi <tito@PhilBondi.com>
To: Pianotech List <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2001 7:11 AM
Subject: Troubleshooting Vertical problem


> ..'morning Class.
>
> Baldwin Hamilton is the latest victim here..right at the treble break(G5),
> there is a decidedly dead sound from G5 to C6..almost sounds like the
> hammers are blocking the strings..when I decided that wasn't the problem,
I
> looked for a piece of paper hanging around the bridge area that would
cause
> this dead-type sound..nothing there..I thought it might be late lifting
> Dampers..not the case, because with the Damper pedal depressed, the sound
> still exists.
>
> Could it possibly be a pressure bar problem?..I did not have anything
> stronger than a regular screw driver with me to test that theory, but any
> and all theories are welcomed here. The Piano sounds fine outside of this
> one section.
>
> thanks,
> roo(k)
>
>