[pianotech] Player Question?

[John Ross]

Thanks Ron.
I was kind of thinking it was overkill, as it had the cardboard to help the folds stay in place.
First time, I had ran into it in a normal old player.
I don't do enough of them, to warrant the expense of a full skin.
At 72, i am slowing down, but still get talked into doing them.
Apparently, I am the only person in the Province that will touch them.
It does give one a nice feeling to see the persons face light up, as they can play it, as they remembered from many years before.
Some tuners won't even tune them.
They think, like I thought, before you enlightened me, that the top assembly had to be removed to tune.
John Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia

On 2010-08-10, at 5:17 PM, Ron Nossaman wrote:

> John Ross wrote:
> 
>> I wonder if I am understanding the word gusset.
> 
> Oh, I see what you mean. In that case: Couldn't hoit, but really ain't necessary. The only times I do that, it's for control of the way the fold lies, when it's fighting me. About any soft valve leather will do, if you decide to put them back in. The sheepskin used on pump organ reed doors works great, and you may already have some of that.
> Ron N