Trapwork falling apart and leaning up against A0? Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- From: <Tvak@AOL.COM> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 9:58 PM Subject: Biasco Baldwin Puzzler > Went to a new client's house today. Baldwin Acrosonic(!) 8 months old, > purchased from Biasco. The pianist in the house, the daughter, had left me > instructions to take a look at the very bottom key, A, which buzzed or > rattled. There was also a key in the tenor range which had a "hollow" sound > when the sustain pedal was used. I checked that first, and I found that the > damper was not regulated properly and would not lift off the string when the > damper pedal was used. Actually there were three like this that needed > adjusting, and so, a bend at the bottom, one at the top, and on to the next > problem. > > Played the low A. Yipes, talk about a rattle! This was not some subtle > timbre thing, it sounded like a something was in contact with the string, > like a pencil or something metallic. Took off the kneeboard and immediately > I could see the problem. I've only been in the biz for 5 years, but I've > never seen this one before. Keep in mind that this piano is 8 months old and > was purchased from Biasco! > > What caused the rattle? > > Tom Sivak > > P.S. > Not relevant to the puzzler, the client paid $4K for it---but he told me, "It > was marked down from $8K. They must have really needed to sell it quick." > > P.P.S. > Also not relevant, I just spellchecked this document, and the spellchecker > suggested I replace Biasco with Fiasco.
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