Boston 118s

[Ray T. Bentley]

Ron,

I service one of those every six months at a local church.  It was
perhaps the wimpiest studio I've encountered -- very weak, mushy tone.
I used acetone and keytops on the hammers a couple of years ago now.  I
also sanded the hammers really smooth with several grades of paper,
ending with 600 grit.  It made a big improvement.  Otherwise the overall
quality seems excellent.

Ray

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Ray T. Bentley, RPT
Registered Piano Tuner-Technician
Alton, IL
ray@bentley.net
www.ray.bentley.net


-----Original Message-----
From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of
Ron Koval
Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 9:28 AM
To: caut@ptg.org
Subject: Boston 118s


Hi all,

Any one have any experience with the Boston upright 118s?  It's probably
a 
little late now, but I've got one in a high school choir room that gets
a 
ton of use.  They just got it last summer and are really unhappy about
the 
lack of power.  They aren't really happy with the tuning instability,
and 
loose clicking parts, but it's pretty dry now, and it IS a new piano.
I'll 
be seeing it Thursday, the dealer tech was out last week, and I'm
supposed 
to talk with the dealer after I've been there.

It's been played in, and voiced a few times by the dealer tech.  The
player 
told me the voicing helped a little, for about a week.  They say it
plays 
like it has a cold - just no tone at all.  They think it might be fine
for a 
living room, but just doesn't seem to cut it for institutional use.

So.... any hints what to try?  I should get a chance to talk with the
dealer 
tech tonite.

And... Any clue how these hold up to heavy use?  Their tall Kawai did
great, 
for about 20+ years.  This year, the district was buying Bostons.

Ron Koval
Chicagoland

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