This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Comments below: Terry Farrell =20 > At 07:00 PM 12/18/2002, you wrote: >=20 > >Greg, > > It's definitely quartersawn. I don't think it's a candidate for = > > recapping for two reasons. The board is dead flat across the bass = bridge=20 > > and lower tenor bridge (as measured from the top and confirmed on = the=20 > > bottom). Why would a board that is flat across the bass bridge and lower tenor = bridge preclude recapping? I assume this was measured with strings on = and up to pitch? > > Also I have learned the piano was purchased by the client new=20 > > some 16 yrs ago. I have no intention of condemning this piano.=20 Condem it. I'll give you $500 and the owner $500 PLUS pay for shipping. > > It=20 > > sounded ok before. Not spectacular bass but I have heard much=20 > > worse. I'm anticipating tight new bridge pins are going to = contribute to=20 > > tonal improvement up higher. > > I'm wondering about the bearing in the bottom of the piano. How = it=20 > > was originally set. Strung it showed a full 1.5 deg across the bass = > > bridge and almost nothing on the bottom two feet of the tenor=20 > > bridge.(also no front bearing in both of these locations) Is this = what=20 > > flattened out the tail ? If I relieve some of the bearing across = the=20 > > bass bridge will this improve the situation? I'm used to seeing = older=20 > > pianos with little bearing on the bass bridge. Opinions? Perhaps all the more reason to recap??? > > > >Steve Bellieu ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/4a/f3/79/05/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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