plate gonna break?

[Jon Page]

At 11:44 PM 2/28/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>     Tried to tune a 1964 Wurlitzer spinet today that I've tuned many times,
>but the treble just wouldn't hold.  Tuning pin torque was good -- not even
>marginally loose.   A4 was only a couple beats flat, so I did a pitch raise,
>overshooting by a beat or so.  Then started over to fine tune and the treble
>was still way flat.  So I pitch raised just the treble, then went back to
>fine tune and the treble was still way flat.  So I raised it again,
>overpulling more than usual. Still way flat. Raised it again. Still quite
>flat. In the middle of this 4th (!!) treble pitch raise,

Remove the veneer or felt which covers the top of the block and back.
My guess is that you'll see the two separating.

If so, clamp them back as much as you can and drill for a 3/8" carriage bolt.

Regards,

Jon Page,   piano technician
Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.
mailto:jonpage@attbi.com
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