old Lowrey console

[Z! Reinhardt]

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Re: old Lowrey consoleHi Dave!

Try seating the strings at all bearing points.

While you're at it, make sure the bridgepins are properly seated.

Then go after the hammers with whatever method works best.

If all of this doesn't work, you may be dealing with something as =
potentially musical as a row of rebars, in which case it would be more =
cost-effect to replace it with something that was designed to have a =
pleasing tone.

Z! Reinhardt  RPT
Ann Arbor  MI
diskladame@provide.net
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Dave Foster=20
  To: Pianotech ; Keith McGavern=20
  Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 8:15 PM
  Subject: 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.

  Dave Foster


    ----- Original Message -----=20
    From: Keith McGavern=20
    To: Dave Foster ; Pianotech=20
    Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 5:44 PM
    Subject: Re: old Lowrey console


      ... the tone is a very ugly, schreeking, bright nasty sound that I =
can hardly stand while I tune it.             ... I can't understand how =
it doesn't drive her nuts.
      ... Is there an easy/short fix to this problem shy of replacing =
the hammers that anyone here has found?
      Dave Foster


    Your comments and question beg the following question from me.


    Has this customer complained about the tone that bothers you and =
specifically asked you to correct it?


    If not, let sleeping dogs lie.


    If yes, try squeezing the shoulders with shank knurling pliers.


    Keith McGavern
    Registered Piano Technician
    Oklahoma Chapter 731
    Piano Technicians Guild
    USA

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