[pianotech] Rim Separation

[J Patrick Draine]

While I don't doubt the instrument *might* be stable despite the cracks,
aside from the flippin' it's an easy repair. Give them a comfortable quote
for the work, and advise they negotiate the purchasing price downward
appropriately.
Have fun,
Patrick

On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 8:39 AM, Barbara Richmond <piano57 at comcast.net>wrote:

> Greetings list,
>
> I brought this up a couple years ago--cracks (separation) between the inner
> and outer rims in a Kawai grand.  Different piano, out of warranty and I've
> got customers interested in purchasing it.  I had a pleasant talk with Mark
> Wisner at Kawai.  If the piano was in warranty, the repair would be the ol'
> flip the piano over, fill 'em up with epoxy, sand and touch up the finish on
> the bottom of the rim.  I could find a mover to help me do the job, but I
> was wondering if anybody out there has ever heard of a problem caused by
> these separations.  Noise?  Obviously, I don't know how long the cracks have
> been there; the piano, a KG-2, is about 15 years old.  I am inclined to say,
> "let's just leave it and if there's ever a problem we'll fix it"--unless
> someone gives me a good reason not to...  :-)
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Barbara Richmond, RPT
> near Peoria, Illinois
>
>
>
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