Nine foot something

Keith Roberts kpiano@goldrush.com
Tue, 9 Mar 2004 08:23:39 -0800


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Actually it's a Samick, or SamICK, as one tech put it. Maybe Roger can =
get them to change their name too.=20

I have been chosen to make this thing into the concert instrument the =
players around here hope it could be. This a school venue and the Arts =
council owns the piano and neither have any money and so having a =
monetary donation such as this is rare and I donate a lot of time on top =
of whatever money happens to get coughed up. It's part of the learning =
experience too.=20

First I am doing exactly what Roger Jolly suggested in his class on =
Samicks at the Ca convention. Repin the shanks, they are tight, 3/4 of a =
swing with the knee flex test. Eliminate other friction and relead the =
keys with the whippen assist springs disconnected, then adjust the H out =
of it so the wippens are working proper. <G>

Unfortunately after all this, tonally the piano sucks. Great sustain. =
For the piano/ flugel horn duo that played in January it sounded =
beautiful. Great revues. This time there is a 60 piece orchestra with =
it. Really a string plucked sounds as if it is in a big hall. Thung. Do =
any of you guys know if these boards are hopeless? Is this one of those =
pianos that could benefit from that centripetal tensioner or spider =
add-ons? I'm going to be there this afternoon and will be testing =
different aspects of the board and bridge.=20
Keith Roberts

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