Hi Terry, Both CA glue and epoxy can be used to effect a permanent repair. My choice would be CA glue, which if applied carefully can be done without removing the string. Use the thinest CA glue. At 06:24 PM 01/14/2001 -0500, you wrote: >Hello List Friends! I have a question regarding warrenties for new pianos. I >have a client that has a 1992 Boston GP-178 grand. It sounded pretty good & >clear a couple years ago when I first tuned it. She has it tuned several >times per year. I have noticed a few false beats over the years. I just >tuned it today and now it has about 10 fairly prominent false beats (no, not >quite like a 1960s Kimball or an old upright - but still bad), and a few >faint ones. These false beats are bad enough that it makes tuning those >strings total guesswork. The notes never sound like they have been tuned. > >Press on the top of the bridge pin for the offending string with a brass rod >and walla! false beat gone. Totally gone. One nice clear consistent tone. >The bridge pins are loose. This piano has a 10-year parts and labor >warranty. > >It seems like an extreme thing to do for a few false beats, but the only >proper remedy I can think of is to recap the treble bridge - or at least the >offending section (about one-third to one-half the bridge). And even that >won't be like new because of the repaired bridge and the wear and tear on >the pinblock. I believe the warranty should also cover the complete cost for >recapping at a minimum. > >What does anyone else think? Thanks > >Terry Farrell >Piano Tuning & Service >Tampa, Florida >mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com > > > Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T. Tuner for the Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts mailto:drose@dlcwest.com http://donrose.xoasis.com/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK S4S 5G7 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner
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