Biasco Baldwin Puzzler

[Farrell]

Trapwork falling apart and leaning up against A0?

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message -----
From: <Tvak@AOL.COM>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 9:58 PM
Subject: Biasco Baldwin Puzzler


> Went to a new client's house today.  Baldwin Acrosonic(!) 8 months old,
> purchased from Biasco.  The pianist in the house, the daughter, had left
me
> instructions to take a look at the very bottom key, A, which buzzed or
> rattled.  There was also a key in the tenor range which had a "hollow"
sound
> when the sustain pedal was used.  I checked that first, and I found that
the
> damper was not regulated properly and would not lift off the string when
the
> damper pedal was used.  Actually there were three like this that needed
> adjusting, and so, a bend at the bottom, one at the top, and on to the
next
> problem.
>
> Played the low A.  Yipes, talk about a rattle!  This was not some subtle
> timbre thing, it sounded like a something was in contact with the string,
> like a pencil or something metallic.  Took off the kneeboard and
immediately
> I could see the problem.  I've only been in the biz for 5 years, but I've
> never seen this one before.  Keep in mind that this piano is 8 months old
and
> was purchased from Biasco!
>
> What caused the rattle?
>
> Tom Sivak
>
> P.S.
> Not relevant to the puzzler, the client paid $4K for it---but he told me,
"It
> was marked down from $8K.   They must have really needed to sell it
quick."
>
> P.P.S.
> Also not relevant, I just spellchecked this document, and the spellchecker
> suggested I replace Biasco with Fiasco.