dropped piano

[richard.ucci at att.net]

Greg,
Great stuff! Thanks for info and pics. The one I'll be doing is much newer than yours, so it should be worth it to them to fix.
Thanks again,
Rick Ucci/Ucci Piano 

-------------- Original message from Greg Graham <grahampianos at yahoo.com>: -------------- 


> Rick, 
> 
> I reglued the sides of a Wurlitzer last year. Not a 
> huge deal. All it needed after the glue dried was 
> lost motion adjustments and an unrelated pitch raise. 
> Happy customer. 
> 
> The piano was in reasonably good condition, or I would 
> have strongly urged them to send it to the landfill. 
> 
> This piano had a two-piece case side, and the lower 
> pieces were still glued, and acted as a positioning 
> aid. The small glue area compared to a full length 
> side is probably why this joint failed. I would have 
> used yellow carpenters glue for a "normal" piano, but 
> for this one I used epoxy. 
> 
> It took about 3 hours to tear it down, clean the glue 
> joints and reassemble the case. I came back the next 
> day to remove the clamps, reinstall the keys, adjust 
> the lost motion and some letoff for another 3 hours. 
> Add in the first visit to estimate the job (which was 
> supposed to be a tuning) and a little shop time to 
> make the clamps. 
> 
> Photos attached. If you need more info, let me know. 
> 
> Greg Graham 
> Graham Piano Service 
> Brodheadsville, PA 
> 
> dropped piano 
> richard.ucci at att.net richard.ucci at att.net 
> Tue Jul 11 07:56:25 MDT 2006 
> List, 
> I've got a client who dropped their wurly spinet 
> during a move. Sides are pulling away from the plate , 
> and the keybed is now all screwed up. It gets better 
> when I pull the piano back to original position. What 
> would be your best remedy for this problem? 
> Thanks, 
> Rick Ucci/Ucci Piano 
> 
> 
> 
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