Old Ivers and Pond to pitch raise or not to...

[Euphonious Thumpe]

Tiny dab of center pin lube on bearing points ( except bridge pins ) will also help stop breakage.

Euphonious Thumpe


--- On Thu, 9/25/08, Will Truitt <surfdog at metrocast.net> wrote:

> From: Will Truitt <surfdog at metrocast.net>
> Subject: RE: Old Ivers and Pond to pitch raise or not to...
> To: "'Pianotech List'" <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Date: Thursday, September 25, 2008, 7:33 AM
> One thing that I do if I am concerned about breaking strings
> on pianos that
> are very flat is to pull each string flat a bit before
> heading north towards
> the needed pitch.  It is my experience that this lessons
> the likelihood of
> breaking strings, as this process helps the strings render
> past strong
> frictional points that might lead to string breakage.  Ads
> about 5 minutes
> to your pitch raise.  If strings still break, they were
> going to break
> anyway.  
> 
>  
> 
> Will Truitt
> 
>  
> 
> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org
> [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
> Of Farrell
> Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 4:52 AM
> To: Pianotech List
> Subject: Re: Old Ivers and Pond to pitch raise or not to...
> 
>  
> 
> Like others have said, pull it up to pitch and get on with
> it. Chances are
> strings will not break. One time when stripping down a 100+
> yo Everett grand
> I experimented with the strings to see how high I could
> pull the strings
> before breaking. Most broke when pulled 200 - 300 cents
> sharp!
> 
>  
> 
> Terry Farrell
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> 
> From: KeyKat88 at aol.com 
> 
> To: pianotech at ptg.org 
> 
> Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 4:30 PM
> 
> Subject: Old Ivers and Pond to pitch raise or not to...
> 
>  
> 
> Greetings,
> 
>  
> 
>           A church got a free Ivers and Pond grand piano
> given to them.
> Serial 52183. What is the mfg date? It is 100 cents flat.
> Upon examination
> of the bridges, it looks as if some tech shellacked or poly
> clear coated the
> entire bridge along with the sound board. I mean the clear
> coat (whatever it
> is)(its super glossy) is over all the bearing surfaces as
> well as down over
> the sides of the bridges and the sound board as well. The
> bridges were
> actually "saved" from further splitting, because
> there are very slight
> splits near the bridge pins, but they are all coated.
> 
>  
> 
>          The pinblock is like new. I am almost sure it is a
> replacement.  My
> gut feeling is not to pitch raise this one, just because of
> its estimated
> age. The strings would probably withstand it but I
> dunno...any suggestions?
> 
>  
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Julia Gottshall
> 
> Reading, PA
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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