An interesting dilemma?

[PAT A RALPH]

List,

Is the Weber made by Young Chang?  And is this a problem with them also?

I have a Young Chang G-150 grand that I tuned last year with blocking
hammers and again last week and there were more blocking hammers...

Ken Gerler

----- Original Message -----
From: Don Mannino <donmannino@mediaone.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 20, 1999 3:17 PM
Subject: RE: An interesting dilemma?


> Phil,
>
> This has to be one of the pianos with the swelling action brackets.  This
(along with constant regulation changes, especially blocking hammers) is a
classic symptom.
>
> Do call Bill Marciano at Weber and get some new action brackets in the
piano.  I'm sorry - I don't have a record of their phone number.
>
> Don Mannino
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On Behalf
> Of Phil Bondi
> Sent: Saturday, November 20, 1999 12:51 AM
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: An interesting dilemma?
>
>
> I just returned from a customer's home. They were complaining that their
Weber
> WG-50 was making alot of noise(hammers making noise on the rest rail on
return).
> These people are renting this house and have a child that takes piano
lessons..so
> they wanted to get this piano in good shape for her.
>
> here's the problem:
>
> the action cannot be removed from the cavity in which it sits..I raised
the
> key bedding adjustment screws all the way, and the bass hammers will not
clear
> the pinblock.
>
> I told the customer that I would call the factory/tech services for Weber
on
> Monday to see if this might be a Warranty issue since the piano is not
that
> old and as best as I can tell from the hammers, has yet to be played.
>
> Did I miss something in my attempt to remove this action and..
>
> does Weber have a 1-800 tech support number?
>
> thanks always,
>
> Phil/Rook
>