Kimball Spinet Issue

[Dean May]

Put some thin CA glue in a hypo oiler. Apply carefully and slowly at the
base of the pin on the top side. It will reach a saturation point and start
to run down the plate. Have a Q-Tip ready in case you don't stop in time and
it continues to run down the string. You want to stop it at the pressure bar
so it won't run down the string onto the damper felt. DAMHIK. Give it a few
minutes and it should be tight enough to tune. 

 

What you really should do is sell her a whole treatment and do every pin.
For that job it is best to lay the piano down with a tilter. I like to apply
about 2 oz to an entire piano. There is lots in the archives on this. It
takes about 45 minutes, I charge about 3 times my tuning rate and give them
an 8 year warranty against slipping pins. Others on the list think I am
crazy for giving the warranty. But I find it gives the customer a value
added service and increases their comfort level.

 

Dean

 

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From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Matthew Todd
Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 1:42 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Kimball Spinet Issue

 

I tuned a Kimball Spinet this morning (s/n A12066).  The overall tuning pin
torque was between 30-50 inch lbs.  That is for a very marginal tuning at
best.  However, the left pin of C-40 and the right/left pin of C#-41 was
less than 30 inch lbs.  I mean literally the pins would take off without
applying but a fraction of pressure on the hammer.  What would be the best
fix for those three pins?  I know, the entire piano could use something, but
with those three pins in particular what would be a good solution?  I was
able to stable the tuning throughout the piano with what I had to work with,
but with those pins it'll be impossible to hold it without some fix.

 

 

Thank you

Matthew

  

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