Steinway defect

[Isaac OLEG]

Hello,

I've find a similar defect on a Grotrian Steinweg grand, originally
from the factory.
Almost all the original tuning pins where pushing on the plate
(because of wear), and one was really so far that they simply drill a
large hole in the plate, insert a rounded pin block stock piece, and
"rebuild" a pseudo plate with epoxy and a good bunch of gold paint.
The repair was not really apparent, but , as I was to install new
pins/strings on that one, I had to drill all the plate holes (no
bushings) to obtain a normal fit of the new pins.

Some pins on this piano were not holding the pitch, in fact it was not
possible to settle the pins because of their contact with the plate
(before the repair ...).

The repaired pin was holding OK.

Best Regards.

Isaac OLEG



> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
> [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]De la
> part de Louis Verkoelen
> Envoyé : mercredi 13 novembre 2002 22:40
> À : Pianotech@Ptg. Org
> Objet : Steinway defect
>
>
> Hi list,
>
> I serviced a 1997 Steinway "L" yesterday and encountered a
> defect. The lower
> three tuning pins will not hold tension.
> Here is some backround. The owner bought 3 of these in 1997
> for her 3
> houses. They have never been serviced. As soon as I moved
> these 3 pins they
> dropped and will no longer hold. I checked for undersized pins being
> accidently used. They are the same as the rest. The
> underside of the block
> shows no sign of problems. I removed one of the pins and
> inspected the hole.
> It shows no cracks or signs of contamination but it does
> show signs that the
> pin is not making full contact with the hole.
> In addition the hole in the block and plate do not line up.
> The back of the
> hole in the block is actually under the lip of the plate
> hole. I did not
> remove the other pins,(time issues) but here are my questions:
>
> 1. My gut feeling is that the block was not fitted up
> properly in the
> factory and the hole has opened up because of the pressure
> on the pin by the
> plate. Does this seem correct or am I missing something?
>
> 2. What is the warranty on this piano and who should I
> contact about it.
>
> 3. Short of a new pinblock, are there other solutions that would be
> appropriate for this caliber of piano.
>
> 4. The other 2 pianos are in N. San Diego county. Is there
> anybody on the
> list that covers this area and can service her other
> pianos? I am somewhat
> concered that these pianos may have a similar problem and I
> would like to
> make sure they don't.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Louis Verkoelen
> PTG Associate
> Big Bear City, CA
>
>
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