CA with coils driven to plate

[Alan R. Barnard]

Okay, it's not a crappy piano. My customer's was.

If the strings are that old, they have surely lost their elasticity. 

But my comment was based on the coils snuggling to close to the plate, not the ability of the wire to "take it".

You seemed a little prickly or defensive in your response. Did you intend it so? Have I offended you at some point? If so, sorry. If not, chill baby, it's hot enough, outside.

Alan Barnard
Salem, MO
Joshua 24:15


----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "John Delacour" <JD at Pianomaker.co.uk>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Received: 07/15/2006 5:14:31 PM
Subject: RE: CA with coils driven to plate


>At 11:49 am -0700 15/7/06, Byron Quam wrote:

>>I have a customer with a John Brinsmead & Son 5'6"? grand, circa 1910 or so.

>At 3:31 pm -0500 15/7/06, Alan R. Barnard wrote:

>>"Warning! Warning, Mr. Smith" (stupid robot in old Lost in Space TV show)
>>
>>That piano may not be tuneable to pitch....
>>
>>Mine was also a crappy piano and no budget...

>A 1910 John Brinsmead grand (probably of solid mahogany) is not a 
>"crappy piano".  The scale is fine and the original wire is of a very 
>special quality and as tough as wire comes.

>JD