You know, there is a reason square grands are not more popular. There just comes a time when it's just better to move on. It's sort of like asking how to get a Model T to go faster than 65 MPH, or how to get better dynamic range out of a gramophone, or how to make the color brighter on a 1950's TV set. Today, some mighty magnificent pianos are produced, with starting prices around $4000, better ones for $6000, fantastic pianos from $30,000 that bring out all the wonderful things a piano can be. I think we might possibly doing our customers a disservice when we keep these old wrecks going and calling them pianos! Carol Beigel >From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com> >Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org >To: <pianotech@ptg.org> >Subject: Rebush Damper Guide Rail >Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2000 08:15:17 -0400 > >Square Grand. Anyone out there ever rebush the damper guide holes in a >square grand? You know, the nice ones that go through the plate, through >the >pinblock, through supporting frames, through thick and thin, through the >loop and back, and through other stuff I'm sure? I don't think anyone even >knows quite for sure what is down there. Anyone ever do it? Anyone ever >seen >it done? Anyone care to venture a guess as to how one would go about it? >Thanks! > >I've got to go tune a square today that has intermittent sticky dampers. >I'm >to the point where I am just going to bring a drill with a 1/4" bit and fix >any sticky ones (when the owner is not looking! ;-). I have tried reaming >with smooth rods and protek - both help - for a while. > >Terry Farrell >Piano Tuning & Service >Tampa, Florida >mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com > _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.
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