Tim: Is the piano in a home or in a church? Broken strings in revivalist churches' pianos are quite common. In the home, I don't have a clue why they would break there. Is the piano played heavily? The pedal box needs to be disassembled and reglued. Knock it apart with a mallet (careful with the finish). Remove the wedge shims and make new ones if necessary. I generally use epoxy and coat everything with it, then reassemble everything and drive the shims in to lock it in place. Works for me. Paul McCloud San Diego > [Original Message] > From: <trc3j@juno.com> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > Date: 03/08/2004 4:59:13 AM > Subject: D.H. Baldwin short grand > > Got a D.H. Baldwin grand, I'm guessing a 5'6", with a couple of problems. > > 1) In the last two years has broken three, maybe four bass strings. All > at the stagger pins. Why is this happening? Can it be avoided? > 2) The pedal block is loose and the pedals were almost on the floor. What > is the best fix for this? I have some ideas but would appreciate some > options. > > > Tim > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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