Piano Took a Fall- Won't Hold Tune

[Ed Sutton]

Michael-

Can you assume that if the piano hadn't fallen, the tooner would have produced a stable tuning? 
There are many folks out there (especially those who get low-bid school contracts) who can produce an unstable tuning on a perfectly good piano.

Have the missing casters been replaced? Is the piano being twisted (racked) by perhaps resting on 3 wheels or two wheels and a brick? Do they still try to move the piano after it's tuned?

Ed Sutton


  -----Original Message-----
  From: Michael Magness <IFixPianos at yahoo.com>
  To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
  Sent: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 5:03 am
  Subject: Piano Took a Fall- Won't Hold Tune


  Hi All,

  I'm looking for advice/input on what specifically to look for in a piano that due to bad wheels fell flat on it's back on a schoolroom floor and now, I'm told won't hold tune.

  It is a Kawai UST-8 and the teacher was new 6 years ago and unaware of the faulty wheels, she attempted to pull/push it a way from the wall and WHAM down it went.

  The tooner that has been tuning it can't keep it in tune, the store I used to tune for, a Kawai dealer, offered my services to look at it and give an estimate. I am very familar with Kawai's, not so familiar with pianos that have taken a fall and the damage that can cause.

  I have made an appointment for Friday to go look at it, an help or advice would be appreciated.

  Mike



  -- 
  I feel sorry for the person who can't get genuinely excited about his work. Not only will he never be satisfied, but he will never achieve anything worthwhile. 
  Walter Chrysler 



  Michael Magness
  Magness Piano Service
  608-786-4404
  www.IFixPianos.com
  email mike at ifixpianos.com


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