Richard, Carl Sauter Pianofortemanufaktur Gmbh is still in business, making generally well-regarded instruments. I service one console, belongs to a french woman who brought it with her when she emigrated. I don't remember seeing any plastic parts in this one. Contact info in the 2003 PTG directory is Ulrich Sauter, Max Plank Str. 20, D-78549 Spaichingen. Phone = 07424/94280, Fax = 07424/948238. e-mail = info@sauter-pianos.de, website=www.sauter-pianos.de. Mike > [Original Message] > From: Richard Strang <rstrang@pa.inter.net> > To: pianotech (E-mail) <pianotech@ptg.org> > Date: 10/8/2003 4:05:31 PM > Subject: Sauter Spinet > > Hello list, > > Today, I looked at 43 year old Sauter Spinet piano. Most all the jacks > were sticking, causing most of the notes on the piano not to play. The piano > is in otherwise very good condition. The strings are not too rusty, all the > hammers are in real good shape, keytops are all there, etc., so the little > old lady wants it fixed and really doesn't care about how much it costs, > within certain limits, I imagaine. The problem? Well, every moving part in > this piano is made out of plastic and I'm scared to death to start digging > into it, trying to ream and repin, thinking this plastic is going to crumble > in my hands. I didn't try to repin even a single jack, because I didn't want > to take the chance of breaking something. > Any of you have any experience with this type piano? My Pierce book lists > serial nos. up to 1996, the date if the book, so I wonder if the company is > still in business. Are new whippens available? It sure would make this lady > happy if I could do something for her. Any suggestions would be appreciated. > If I should run, not walk, away, well, I would appreciate knowing that too. > Thanks. > > Richard > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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