Yesterday I tuned a Model C Baldwin grand at a church for the first time. Nice piano, except it needs new hammers. Despite that, I thought I did a good job. This morning I got a call from the piano player saying that from d6 on up the piano is way out of tune. Things like that have happened in the past, and it usually a note here or there that might be slightly off, so I wasn't too concerned. But I happen to be in the neighborhood, so I stopped by the church. >From D6 - G6 it sounded like someone had detuned the piano. C#6 and G#6 were almost perfectly in tune, but the ones in between were like a fifth or so off. I looked at the plate, and the hitch pins, but nothing was wrong. When I started tuning the strings, the pins felt very tight. I stopped after 3 notes, and went to the office and asked if anyone had access to the sanctuary, and I was assured that no one was in there the night before. I went back and continue tuning the rest of the notes that were way off. Then went back and listened to D6 again, and I had to bring it up some more. It took me about 15 minutes to retune that section. The sanctuary was a little dark, so I took out my flashlight, and took another close look. Then I saw it. The V bar had collapsed. Literally. See the attached picture. I have never seen anything like this in my life. Anyone? Wim Blees RPT Hawaii -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20120302/930091d4/attachment-0001.htm> -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: V_bar_2.JPG Type: image/pjpeg Size: 2308036 bytes Desc: not available URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20120302/930091d4/attachment-0001.bin>
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