Piano moved in another room - bushings tight!

[Stéphane Collin]

Hi John.

Could it be that your customers also renewed the plaster on the walls ?  I 
experienced that when renewing plaster, hygrometry can go wild.  I mean, 
wild.  And stay wild for some time.

Best regards.

Stéphane Collin.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Dorr" <a440 at bresnan.net>
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 12:35 AM
Subject: Piano moved in another room - bushings tight!


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> Hello List,
>
> A customer just called and since she lived nearby, I went to see the piano 
> right away.  She complained of certain keys so tight that her daughter, 
> the player, couldn't push them down.  I inspected and verified the 
> symptom.  The problem seems to be that some, 6 total, of the keys' 
> bushings are now extraordinarily tight.  So I'm in the process of 
> rebushing them right now.
>
> What I want to know is why?  What you might need to know is that about a 
> week or so ago they borrowed my 4-wheel dolly to move the piano to another 
> room while carpet was being replaced in its home room.  This problem 
> exhibited itself when the piano was moved back.  It was working fine 
> before they moved it.
>
> What happened?  Why just "select" keys?  And should I recommend then that 
> I re-bush the entire set?
>
> Kinda makes me go, "hmmm."
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> Thanks in advance
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