old Lowrey console

Kevin E. Ramsey kevin.e.ramsey@cox.net
Fri, 14 Mar 2003 18:59:26 -0700


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I'd have to agree with Terry, here. But if she's really complaining =
about the tone, and IF you've already needled the hammers, the next step =
for me would be steam. That's right, steam.
 Roger Jolly has written about this, so I don't have to go into the =
technique here, do I?

Kevin.


  FWIW, IMHO, these little Lowrey PSOs (I'm being REAL kind here), are =
among the worst. I service several of them and each one is nasty, nasty, =
nasty.

  Terry Farrell
   =20
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: "Dave Foster" <foster29@earthlink.net>
  To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>; "Keith McGavern" =
<kam544@gbronline.com>
  Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 8:15 PM
  Subject: Re: old Lowrey console


  > Re: old Lowrey console. In fact, yes she has complained about it.  =
Just about
  > an hour ago, she called me up to let me know that it didn't sound =
any better
  > and it still seemed out of tune.  Of course, I reassured her that =
the piano
  > was in fact in tune.  So this isn't just my interpretation.  She has
  > complained.
  > The very first time I tuned it, about a year ago, I did add some =
hammer
  > softner solution to the middle section and it seemed to not help.  =
That's
  > why I resorted to reshaping and needling.  I'm beginning to wonder =
if it is
  > just the piano design and quality that makes it sound this way.
  > I have not tried pliers, though.  I haven't resorted to that just =
yet.  I
  > wanted to get a better opinion on what else to do.
  >=20
  > Dave Foster

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