---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Not long ago I got a call from a inexperienced tuner who couldn't figure= out how to remove the action from a piano. She had been called into to= fix some sticking dampers that the tech before her had screwed= up(according to the owner). I went to the grand piano, which had just= been moved (big clue that didn't register right away) and for the life of= me also couldn't figure out how to pull the action. The screws that= should have been under the cheekblocks were nowhere to be seen. No screws= from the side through the cheekblocks or down from the back of the= cheekblocks...what gives? After quite a bit (longer than it should have= taken...newer tuner looking on as the experienced tech [me] showed my= stuff syndrome) of futzing (spelling?), I noticed that the legs had a= notch on the back side towards the nose...Aha! I lifted the piano and put= books on the bench to lift the business end of the piano up and turned the= legs around and darn! the legs fit but stuck out from the case a= bit...hmmmm...switched the bass and treble legs around and voila! Those= darn movers....;-] All of this with the owner hovering around us,= convinced that you couldn't find a good piano tuner anymore...holding her= breath when I set the piano on the books/bench...that was a bit nervy I= admit and could very well have been a disaster...hey, I took the bull by= the horns, so to speak. Anyhoo, I pulled the action and manipulated the= sost. rod, which was catching some damper levers...(beforehand I asked the= tuner what she thought the problem with the dampers was? She didn't have= a clue...the back of the keys were too close or something like that...she= learned some good lessons that day! By the way I'm not being sexist= here...she was a female! To end the story the customer wanted to send me= the $ for my work when she had received some $ from the previous= technician. I don't think so lady! Lots the gratitude I get for saving= the day. She did grudgingly give me a check. David I. *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 2/25/01 at 6:04 AM Farrell wrote: That's funny Lance. I recently tuned a Yamaha G-2 grand that was in= excellent condition (close to new). The woman had just bought it for $2000= (It was easily worth $5000 to $6000) because the action was really screwed= up. The former owner's tech reportedly told the former owner that the= keybed must have warped because the action would not come out, and was= lifted up in the bass end. You guessed it! The back leg bolts were switched with the bass side front= leg bolts (the mover was careful to put the bolts into the same holes!).= Switch bolts and POOF! Great little piano working just fine. Terry Farrell Piano Tuning & Service Tampa, Florida mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Lance Lafargue To: pianotech@ptg.org Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2001 9:12 PM Subject: RE: Samick leg bolts A note of Caution: Those bolts are different lengths and if not put in= correct location, the action is rendered "shiftless" (bolts come up= through keybed and actually can lift action into the air). A dealer near= here has delivery guys that have never gotten it right. %~) So check the= shift after you tighten them. The dealer should have a ton of them since= they used to be delivered with the tools. Lance Lafargue, RPT Mandeville, LA New Orleans Chapter, PTG lancelafargue@bellsouth.net -----Original Message----- From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On Behalf Of= Wimblees@AOL.COM Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2001 5:53 PM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: Re: Samick leg bolts In a message dated 2/23/01 10:40:30 PM Central Standard Time, jonpage@mediaone.net writes: I went to move a Samick the other day and the leg bolts were hex cap head. Fortunately the movers who set it up put them on finger tight so getting them off was no problem. To secure the legs, I snugged them up with a pair of pliers since I didn't have a hex key that large. Does anyone know the size of the hex key so I can have one on hand in the event of another Samick encounter? Stop by any Samick, Wurlitzer or Hyundai dealer, and ask for one. Each= piano comes with one in the moving crate. Willem ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/13/40/af/e3/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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