twisting front rail key pins

[Dean May]

Tom,

 

You did good. It is our job to make the piano the best it can be given the
circumstances and owners' limited resources. 

 

Well done. I give you permission. :-)

 

Dean

 

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From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Tom Sivak
Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 11:31 AM
To: pianotech
Subject: twisting front rail key pins

 

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I've always been told, "Don't twist the front key pins to eliminate side
motion on keys that have the key bushings worn out."  And I've always
accepted that.

 

Last week I was at a composer/friend's house.  He has a 1930s Kimball grand,
really worn out.  I did a full regulation on the piano, and he didn't want
to pay for new key bushings, so I twisted them, and the difference is
wonderful.  No side play on the keys, feels like a million bucks.

 

Now I understand it would be unethical to do that to a piano and then sell
it, hiding a problem, but what's wrong with improving the play of a piano by
doing the same?  Sure, it may accelerate wear on the bushings, but the
bushings are worn out now!  They need replacing already.  All this does is
extend the deadline and make the piano play much better until D Day comes.

 

Am I missing something?  What's the down side to this?

Tom Sivak

Chicago

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