"Viennese Grand"

[Andrew & Rebeca Anderson]

I have one of those in my care.  It didn't have any braiding on the 
back-scale, lots of noise.  I put braiding in to the mid tenor and it 
improved.
The case is quite flexible.  Turn the casters the wrong way while the music 
desk is off and you will have a hard time putting it back in.  Lots of 
similar "rough-edges", wood shims visible between plate and case below the 
music desk etc.
This one had a D/C on it and I was called in to inspect the piano after the 
movers had set it up because the damper pedal wasn't working.  Good thing, 
the dehumidifiers were connected to the humidifier side and vice versa on 
the humidifier.  Oh, they had mixed the pedal rods up and the pitman was 
not in its place on the damper pedal system.
Had a clicking problem on this, the backchecks hitting the sostuneto 
system.  Adjusting placement of action improved high treble and adjusting 
the rod gave just enough room to eliminate clicking.
Plywood soundboard huh?  Maybe that's why I don't like it.  I'll have to 
pull the action again and look at this a little more closely.
They were hoping I could make it sound as good as my wife's Wurly by 
Samick.  Pointed out that the Wurly was on a well-temperament and explained 
manufacturers have differences in design and scaling.  She takes lessons 
from my wife.

The life of a piano tech is never boring,
Andrew

At 12:51 AM 10/22/2004 +0000, you wrote:
>Hi Calin,
>
>Joe was speaking of a piano made by Kimball--promoted as their "Viennese"
>which was supposed to be a copy of a Bosendorfer--but with a plywood sound
>board. I've only seen two--one of which was nice and the other which is...not.
>
>At 06:54 PM 21/10/2004 +0200, you wrote:
> >    pianos are not an abomination.  Calin  Tantareanu
> >----------------------------------------------------
> > http://calintantareanu.tripod.com
> >----------------------------------------------------    ----- Original
> >Message -----    From:    Joe    Garrett    To: pianotech    Sent:
> >Wednesday, October 20, 2004 5:36    PM   Subject: Re: "Viennese Grand"
> > I just can't resist! hehe!   <> A true PSO, IMO.   <>   Joe Garrett, R.P.T.
> >Captain, Tool    Police
> >Squares R I
> >
>
>Regards,
>Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T.
>Non calor sed umor est qui nobis incommodat
>
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