lotsa dampers

[Ray T. Bentley]

I have to agree with Clyde.  They are rare in my area, but the two that come
to mind caused me to wonder about their quality.  One had very loose pins
and the other had hammer felts coming unglued from the wood core.


-- 
Ray T. Bentley, RPT
Alton, IL
ray@bentley.net
www.ray.bentley.net

The difficult, I do right away.  The impossible takes a little longer.
> From: Clyde Hollinger <cedel@supernet.com>
> Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 07:56:25 -0500
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Re: lotsa dampers
> 
> Tom,
> 
> Ron Overs refers to the Knights as quality instruments.  So I've heard.  But
> my
> experience with them has caused me to react with "Oh no not another one!"
> whenever I meet one.  I only service about five (all verticals), and of those
> only one is close to working correctly.  And their construction makes them
> more
> difficult to service than most consoles, in my opinion (other than simple
> tuning).
> 
> The decal under the lid says they are manufactured for the American market,
> but
> maybe they really didn't know what climate conditions would do to a piano
> here.
> It may also be that they should have had extensive dealer preparation that
> they
> never received.
> 
> In any case, I now have this handful of Knights that need total regulation and
> remedies of sluggish actions.  Unfortunately, doing the required work will
> cost
> as much or more than the value of the pianos, and the clients don't want to
> part
> with that kind of money on these aging instruments.  So, their quality
> notwithstanding, I'd be happy never to see another one.
> 
> Regards,
> Clyde Hollinger
> 
> Tom Driscoll wrote:
> 
>> I've only tuned a few Knights , so my  "data  base "  is small, but
>> would be interested in the lists' comments on these.
>> I remember teflon ? sleeves over the balance rail pins and a  continuous
>> long bridge without notches for plate struts --- Thinking outside the box  ?
>> Are they still made in England ?
> 
>