Ron, Out of curiosity, what hammers did you use on the Kawai? David I. ----- Original message ----------------------------------------> From: Overs Pianos <sec@overspianos.com.au> To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> Received: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 06:07:54 +1100 Subject: Re: Further details about the Schumann piano with bridge agraffes >>>Kerry, >>>Are you sure about that? If yes, it is very interesting. >>>But wouldn't the board get crowned , at least a little, when humidity >>>increases? >> >>That's right. No crown, no bearing. At least no intentional bearing. >>Readings I took this summer appeared to be random slightly +-, but >>essentially zero bearing. >> >>>I do not understand the cause of the distortion. Are the agraffes or the >>>lack of crown the culprits? >>> >>>Regards, >>> >>> Calin Tantareanu >> >>It's not the agraffes. The soundboard assembly isn't stiff enough. >>The entire scale is one big killer octave. >> >>Ron N >And I'll second Ron N. When he flew in to Sydney on July 16 this >year, as good timing would have it, I had to check a buzz in our >rebuilt Kawai KG6 (loose screws in lid hinge) that very afternoon for >a concert which was being held at the Independent Theatre on the >following Tuesday. There are three Stuart 220's at this theatre along >with our resident rebuilt Kawai KG6 (image, of KG6 freshly rebuilt, >is at http://overspianos.com.au/kg6.html). >Although Ron and Loui had only just endured the twenty hour trip from >Wichita to Sydney, he was on for the trip to see to Stuart 220. He >came equipped with his Lowell downbearing gauge, which is a must for >serious downbearing analysis. >Ron O. >-- >OVERS PIANOS - SYDNEY > Grand Piano Manufacturers >_______________________ >Web http://overspianos.com.au >mailto:info@overspianos.com.au >_______________________ >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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