Last time I had a similar complaint I found out that the piano made a stop-over outside for two days before being moved back into the original room. Another "tight key" problem from a move turned out to be a jammed key-slip up against the keys. Joseph Alkana RPT ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Dorr" <a440 at bresnan.net> To: <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 3:35 PM Subject: Piano moved in another room - bushings tight! > > > > Hello List, > > A customer just called and since she lived nearby, I went to see the piano > right away. She complained of certain keys so tight that her daughter, > the player, couldn't push them down. I inspected and verified the > symptom. The problem seems to be that some, 6 total, of the keys' > bushings are now extraordinarily tight. So I'm in the process of > rebushing them right now. > > What I want to know is why? What you might need to know is that about a > week or so ago they borrowed my 4-wheel dolly to move the piano to another > room while carpet was being replaced in its home room. This problem > exhibited itself when the piano was moved back. It was working fine > before they moved it. > > What happened? Why just "select" keys? And should I recommend then that > I re-bush the entire set? > > Kinda makes me go, "hmmm." > > Thanks in advance >
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