Humidity Problems

David M. Porritt dporritt@post.cis.smu.edu
Mon, 25 Jun 2001 09:01:39 -0500


Avery:

I think you answered your own question.  Customer insistence (it is their piano after all) is the only reason I use ANY parts anymore.

dave

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On 6/24/01 at 8:39 PM Avery Todd wrote

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>    We have a "new" Steinway D, bought about 3 yrs. ago when we moved
>in and another D, completely rebuilt by someone in the Austin area. :-)
>    I'm having all kinds of problems with tight pinning on the "new" D and
>none whatsoever on the rebuilt one. Why? The tuning is starting to settle
>down on both of them.
>    The new one is of course, from New York. The rebuilt one has all parts
>from Renner in Germany.
>    I've got some ideas but does anyone have any thoughts about why this
>is happening the way it is?
>
>Avery




David M. Porritt
dporritt@swbell.net
Meadows School of the Arts
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX 75275



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