No, Joe, it's 30 years old - or so Patrick says.... Michael G.(UK) -----Original Message----- From: Joe And Penny Goss [mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com] Sent: 02 September 2005 20:28 To: Pianotech Subject: Re: acceptable pin torque (grey market) But Michael. this is a NEW piano. Surely you jest. Joe Goss RPT Mother Goose Tools imatunr@srvinet.com www.mothergoosetools.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Gamble" <michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk> To: "'J Patrick Draine'" <draine@comcast.net>; <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 1:53 PM Subject: RE: acceptable pin torque (grey market) > Sounds like a candidate for CA > Michael G.(UK) > > -----Original Message----- > From: J Patrick Draine [mailto:draine@comcast.net] > Sent: 02 September 2005 17:43 > To: Pianotech > Subject: acceptable pin torque (grey market) > > List, > I'm wondering what torque level you would consider "unacceptably low" > for a recently purchased used piano. > I've got a customer who unfortunately did business with the local > Armory Sale carpetbaggers. After finding the Strauss & Son (China > manufactured) upright unacceptable they "traded up" to a 30 year old > grey market Yamaha U3. > The soundboard sprouted cracks during the winter, and when I tuned it > last week (cracks invisible now at current high humidity levels) > found the tuning pin torque to be quite low. Yes, it "took" my tuning > but I'm very worried about its condition in the heating season. > I didn't have my torque wrench with me for measurements but > experience tells me that it will enter the "nearly torque-less" realm > in another winter or so. > I will go back to get exact measurements -- anyone have suggested > torque parameters for when one should urge a customer to seek further > redress on their "warrantied" purchase? > > Patrick Draine > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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