dead chickering

[Farrell]

Is there a wet towel over the strings????????   ;-)

The first thing I would do is try plucking the strings - did you try that?

Terry Farrell
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: richard.ucci at att.net 
  To: pianotech at ptg.org 
  Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2006 7:45 AM
  Subject: dead chickering


  List,
  Went to tune a rebuilt 60's chickering yesterday, it sounds like it has a wet towell over the strings! No life to it at all, soundboard has no visible cracks, bridges are same. Lost its crown? Hammers were reshapped, but look like they were done correctly and hitting in the right spots. 
  This piano sucks.....
  Suggestions on how to improve please, without redoing the beast.
  Thanks,
  Rick Ucci/Ucci Piano
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