[pianotech] bushings migrating

[Laura Read]

Thanks to all for the info and advice on the C3. And thanks, Bruce, for
bringing up the subject. I'll have to see how far my client is willing to go
for a cure.

Laura

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of David Ilvedson
Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2009 6:29 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] bushings migrating

I think more than anything you have to restring the top sections for a long
time cure...

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "Michael Magness" <IFixPianos at yahoo.com>
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Received: 9/3/2009 1:18:31 PM
Subject: Re: [pianotech] bushings migrating


>On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 2:35 PM, Laura Read <lauraread at earthlink.net> wrote:

>> I had my first encounter with a C3 the other day, also with some concern.
I
>> replaced 2 broken strings in the upper treble and found at least 6 others
>> in
>> the same area that had previously been replaced. Is this an inherent
>> problem
>> in the C3? What might be causing it?
>>
>> Laura Read
>>
>>
>>

>Hi Laura,

>I have a couple of C#'s that I tune regularly that break strings. In both
>cases they are in schools, have slightly rusty, just dots of rust, strings
>and are either 30+ years old or are approaching that age. The hammers have
>passed through the mellow stage and are now hardening with age, couple that
>with the high tension scale of the C3 and you get increased breakage. The
>cure is new hammers, barring that, shaping, voicing and regulating will
help
>for the short term but for that kind of money a little more will fix it
>permanently.

>Mike


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>Steven Wright


>Michael Magness
>Magness Piano Service
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