J C Fischer - New York

[Erwinspiano@aol.com]

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In a message dated 9/13/2002 6:27:43 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
nhunt@optonline.net writes:


> Subj:J C Fischer - New York 
> Date:9/13/2002 6:27:43 AM Pacific Daylight Time
> From:<A HREF="mailto:nhunt@optonline.net">nhunt@optonline.net</A>
> Reply-to:<A HREF="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>
> To:<A HREF="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>
> Sent from the Internet 
> 
>    Newton

    You are so right. Been there done that and would do it again. Wonderful 
piano!
    Dale Erwin

> 
> Last night I saw an interesting piano, a 1910 Fischer maybe about 58"
> tall, maybe 5'.
> 
> I got a desperate call from this lady who says the previous tuner ruined
> her piano because not the keys rattled and the tone was muffled on some
> notes and it didn't sound that way before.  Since she lives one block
> and one house away I went over to take a look see.
> 
> I spent some time talking to her, filing three hammers, adjusting the
> pedals for silence, tweaking this and that.  
> 
> Some interesting features:
>   Lost motion compensater
>   Bass hammers cut both side, top and bottom
>   Solid metal pedal levers that use adjustable pivot ends
>   28 bass
>   No bass cut off bar
>   Treble bridge hooked back up :(
>   Brass rail for the butt pins :(
>   
> What a fabulously fabricated Fischer.  They tried to make a wonderful
> piano and they succeeded marvelously.
> 
> Next week I will file the hammers (what's left of them), tighten all the
> screws, and adjust the lost motion and touch up the tuning.  
> 
> What it really needs:
>   Hammers,
>   Damper felts
>   Regulation
>   Keytops (replace old replacements)
>   New bass strings (with new scale)
>   Maybe new pins (restringing)
>   Refinishing
> 
> None of which she can afford.
> 
> Sometimes you run across one of those old monsters that are worth
> preserving and delightful to work upon.  Such is the case here.
> 
> Have a fantastic weekend everyone!
> 
>         Newton
> 


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