Down-Bearing for Old Board ESTEYaND RODS

[Farrell]

OK, I will. The framing on the little beastie is like a ladder - like on a
Bosendorfer, with the main beams going straight back from the belly rail to
the tail. The steel rods go from side to side and also connect to the main
fore-and-aft beams. All the rods have a screw-adjustment mechanism (like the
M&H tension resonator) to allow the rods to be set up under tension (or
however they would set it - I assume tension). Everything was loose under
there when I had the piano sitting in my shop for months. After drying the
board with DCs for a week or two, at the time of shimming, I also snugged up
the tension rods. I hope the poor little piano doesn't explode one day next
summer after several rainy days in the owners home. Board, rim, strings,
BOOM! Maybe I should tell them to be sure to close the lid every night!
Maybe I should install a couple rods & humidistat under there - not so much
for the piano -  but to protect me!

Terry Farrell
Piano Tuning & Service
Tampa, Florida
mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Erwinpiano" <Erwinpiano@email.msn.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2001 8:30 AM
Subject: Re: Down-Bearing for Old Board ESTEYaND RODS


> Hey Terry
>      I just got to thinking about  those rods in that minerature estey
with
> all those shims.  sounds like a mason an H. idea .  I'm bettin that if the
> board had flown out of the piano the crown would've gone with it!   Have
> seen masons lose there risidual crown   every time upon exiting the case.
I
> firmly believe the rods ( centripital resonator) idea should be standard
> equip. on all high end grands.  I've been convinced rims move and shift
over
> time.
>   Please let your fans know how the little fella turns out!
>   Dale Erwin
>