old upr structural failure

[Farrell]

Korean DipHow about pictures and/or better description of the exact nature of the "strange separation on the bass end in a structural member". Also, plate bolt/screw tightening can play a much more significant role in pitch stability on a 3/4 plate than on a full plate. Did you go around and make sure all plate bolts/screw were tight?

You mentioned "new hammers and strings, etc." So, this piano has been rebuilt to some extent?

"When they got back, the piano was so far out it was 'unplayable'." Need specifics. That's like saying the atmosphere on Mars is yucky and trying to design a space suite for your Martian visit! Is the piano just out of tune, but up to pitch? Did pitch change significantly? Pitch change evenly across scale or only in some section(s). And how long after it was tuned to pitch was in "unplayable"?

FWIW, most any piano brought up to pitch from 150 cents flat and then tuned will not be in very good tune after a month. "Unplayable" is a relative term. Please define better.

Terry Farrell
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Dahr-wynn 
  To: Pianotech List 
  Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 1:54 AM
  Subject: old upr structural failure


  Hi All,

  I came across an old, open pinblock, no-name piano recently that seemed to be in decent condition - new hammers and strings, etc. It was 150c flat and had some action regulation problems. (10 or 15 years since serviced).

  I brought it up to pitch, thinking maybe the new strings had never been settled, and came back later and brought it up again.

  It held for a week or two, and then they went out of town.
  When they got back, the piano was so far out it was 'unplayable'. 

  I found two significant soundboard cracks and a strange separation on the bass end in a structural member, but the plate seems to be intact still. Of course the action irregularities are more pronounced now, too.

  Does anyone have an idea of what might be done to salvage/repair this instrument?
  I fear it looks like a total loss....

  Thanks,
  DAhr-wynn


Dahr-wynn Blakemore, Technician
Blakemore Piano Services
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