Bob Simmons writes: >One of my customers has a Monochord studio (the little short keyboards) >which seems to display a crack dividing the top and bottom of the >pinblock, all the way from bass to treble. Basically the piano is folding >in on itself and the pitch (not to surprisingly) dropped 1/4 tone. In the midwest I saw two late 70's Story and Clark consoles that had very similar serious chasms. > With this little PSO, would you consider any type of repair feasible (epoxy - >not block replacement) and permanent, or is strictly time for the funeral? One I saw long after a repair was made -- and it held its tuning o.k. Somebody used hefty bolts through front to back, maybe 4 or 5 spaced throughout about 2 " down from the top with nuts in the back. No fills or glue visible. The other piano I saw before and after-- a very similar repair but with the addition of what looked like a fill solution used -- I don't know why they needed it, I assume they took the tension down completely and then reloaded it -- which I guessed from color and texture was epoxee and sawdust fairly neatly trimmed and sanded. Maybe there were a still a few rough edges after bolt clamping because of the tearing nature of the initial chasm? Anyway, it also seemed to hold its tuning o.k. Both these pianos I only saw 2x after the repair, so I only saw one of my tunings after a year's time on each piano. Good luck -- Audrey Karabinus, Seattle
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