For restringing a piano that had had 6/0s! dp David M. Porritt dporritt@smu.edu -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Avery Todd Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2005 1:32 PM To: Pianotech Subject: RE: Always Something New! Wow! Why????? :-( Avery At 07:46 AM 3/27/05, you wrote: >Avery: > >APSCO used to sell 7/0 tuning pins! > >dp > >David M. Porritt >dporritt@smu.edu > >-----Original Message----- >From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On >Behalf Of Avery Todd >Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 8:51 PM >To: pianotech >Subject: Always Something New! > >List, > >I thought after almost 30 yrs., I'd seen just about everything. :-) > >Today, I was working on an old Baldwin grand (# 6030, I think) and >discovered >it had 6/0 pins! I knew they were out there, but I've never used them >and >wouldn't even consider it, actually! It also sounded like it had >concrete >hammers and the lady who had to play on it, just hated it! I couldn't >imagine >why! :-) > >Whoever "worked" on this piano however many years ago, didn't have a >clue about >hammer traveling! They were going every which way! One particularly bad >one I >took off the rail and there was a fairly thick sandpaper shim under the >flange. >When I took it off and reinstalled the hammer, it was really crooked! >Obviously, >he'd tried to straighten up a badly glued hammer by shimming. No matter >what it >did to the traveling. No hammer I took off had any traveling paper there >except >for the above problem! I think I spent almost 3 hrs. straightening out >all >that >mess! Amazing! :-( > >Sorry. Just venting a little. But at least, after finishing with it, she > >seemed >to love it! But what a way to spend an Easter Saturday! Oh well, I can >pay >another bill or two now! :-) > >Avery > >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives _______________________________________________ pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
This PTG archive page provided courtesy of Moy Piano Service, LLC