1969 Steinway L CBS?

[Farrell]

Reasonable point. But what is one to conclude when 30-year-old brand X pianos regularly have loose action part, poor alignment, rubbing this and that, way out of regulation, many string noises, uneven tone, etc. - and brand Y regularly have near new-looking and performing actions, great tuning characteristics, nice tone, etc.? No one 30 year-old piano tells the whole story of a manufacturer, but dozens and dozens from the same manufacturer with very similar characteristics start to present a clear picture.

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Donald Mannino" <donmannino@attbi.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 1:15 AM
Subject: Re: 1969 Steinway L CBS?


> Tommy,
> 
> If I may offer a little advice, from lessons learned over time . .
> 
> Try not to be too critical of what you see in a piano.  A 30 year old piano has gone through many, many changes, and it really isn't possible to place blame anywhere.  Keyframes really do move around, regulation get's screwed up, and what you saw is perfectly possible just from age and neglect.  If the climate caused the keyframe to bow up at the center, the blow would be reduced and the action would feel awful!
> 
> At one point some time ago I was looking at a piano and started saying how bad the tuning was, and how that last technician should have tightened the plate screws and seated the strings.  The I discovered my card inside . . . .
> 
> :-)
> 
> Don Mannino RPT
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