This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment List, I have recently started working on these new pianos. The local dealer = in my area has just started carrying these as an entry level piano. Of = course it is a Chinese made instrument. I haven't actually prepped any = of these on the floor, but wanted to relay some of my most recent = experiences.=20 The very first grand I saw was fresh out of the box, and still had the = action tied down. I was only walking by this instrument and felt = compelled to help the dealer out and untie the action to make it = playable for the next person. I was not there to work that day, so I = didn't tune it. I normally remove the fallboard first. This was next = to impossible on this piano. The installer must have placed the hanger = pin too close to the stretcher. That distance was less than the = thickness of the fall board. Impossible to remove in the normal = fashion. =20 I tuned a couple more in customers homes that had been prepped, and they = weren't too bad. Actually played pretty well and sounded ok for the = money. I tuned my first vertical this week, and again overall I thought it = played and sounded good. My second vertical was not so good. This piano reminded me of the early = Chinese pianos. European style (no front legs). This piano may not = have been as thoroughly prepped as the others (which is rare for this = dealer, they are very good about their in store prep). There were = probably 2 dozen jack springs tripped out of their holes. Two hammer = shanks were unglued, not at the hammer head but at the butt. Although = there was gobs of glue on it. Brittle like hide glue, and light amber = in color. Many squeaks at the balance rail bushings. Metal like pedal = squeaks. Lots of found motion (they are probably compensating early for = wear). Hammers were warping all over. The other pianos seemed like = they were burned and traveled better, making for better hammer spacing = (I'm a stickler for aesthetics). The rest of the piano was about as = many would expect. The thing that really stood out was the jack = springs. Why would so many be out? They are glued in at the bottom, = but loose at the top. To be honest, the jacks still returned fine, but = I just happened to look down close enough to see. Just my experience. Hope I didn't waste anyone's time. Mike Bratcher ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/ae/0f/1b/c0/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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