A while back I took Andre Bolduc's class on pinblock replacement for upright pianos. And a point he emphasized was that especially on such old pianos, if the block has gone bad you can be certain the various glue joints in the frame are doubtless shot too, even if things *appear* to be solid. And that, obviously, you'll never have a stable tuning on a weak frame. So while he's got the plate out he pulls the frame apart and reglues it back up good as new.So that's a point to consider, even on a merely 50 year old spinet, and even if the block *seems* acceptable. And if you have the aforementioned scruples, you don't want to sell it in that condition. I suppose there could an invisible crack or weakness in the plate too! Time for that bonfire or shredder! Patrick On Sat, Mar 8, 2008 at 5:28 PM, Alan Barnard <pianotuner at embarqmail.com> wrote: > I've got a little Wurly spinet in the shop, here, vintage 50's. The block > seems sound--it was a little soft so I gave it a dose of CA. I find no > problems with the case, the plate, the soundboard, or anything else > "physically" wrong with the piano. > > Yet it is the worst piano I've ever encountered vis-a-vis holding a tune. > Not that it sounds real great when IN tune, mind you, but I'd like to get a > few bucks for it and can't, in good conscience sell it this way--even if my > scruples didn't bother me, I sure don't want this piano haunting me as it > surely will if I sell it locally. > > Any ideas on other things to look at or do, here? > > Alan Barnard > Salem, MO > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20080308/7e772ac9/attachment.html
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