Bosendorfer problems

[Horace Greeley]

Charles,

If you wish, please contact me directly.

Horace


At 02:14 PM 2/3/97 -0500, you wrote:
>Greetings List,
>
>One of the most troublesome pianos under my care at Kansas State
>University is a battleship sized Bosendorfer Imperial. There is so much
>friction at the agraffes, V-bar, and counterbearing surfaces that tuning
>becomes a complete misery. Sometimes I will turn the tuning pin 3 to 4
>times before the pitch will even budge; and of course when the string
>finally moves , it makes my SAT turn red (literally!). Lowering the pitch
>is equally troublesome. In addition, tuning the bottom eight strings is a
>joke even with my trusty Sanderson.
>
>The piano is less than 20 years old. Has anyone else had the same
>difficulty? If so, do you have any tips on taming this formidable
>Austrian beast? I must say that voicing and regulating  the big Bo is a
>breeze. However it often takes me three hours plus to get a reasonable
>tuning on  it. Help.
>
>Charles Faulk RPT
>Manhattan, Kansas
>
>
Horace Greeley

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