Tom- If the piano is stable, it would probably sound a lot better with a separate bass bridge, rescaled to an appropriate string length at the break. I tuned a piano with a scale similar to this one a few weeks ago, and it was wretched. Or perhaps it should go as is to a museum of oddities. Ed Sutton -----Original Message----- >From: TOM DRISCOLL <tomtuner at verizon.net> >Sent: May 11, 2006 5:45 PM >To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org> >Subject: Re: [Files] Fw: 6 pictures for you > > > > >> >>> List, >>> Wing and son upright piano from around 1930 as best as I can tell. >>> Flat strung with this unusual strut behind the soundboard. >>> This piano is 200 cents flat and I don't know what to do ! >>> I'm a pull it up to pitch guy,but this one makes me nervous.Thoughts? >> >> Only that if you don't like it, don't do it. Having a customer's approval >> to do something you're not comfortable with still leaves YOU standing in >> front of the thing stacking on tension. >> >> How did this come to be in the shop when these decisions are being made? >> Ron N > > Ron, > My piano mover had the piano in storage as it was transitioning to the >next generation. > I was asked to evaluate and suggest repair(if possible). > I will be meeting with the lucky new owner next week. > Tom D. > > >It looks like the wood post next to the bel canto bar is delaminating, and >the bass corner joint might be coming open. >You might consider drilling into the joints, injecting glue and driving home >a dowel to send the glue into the joints, and let dry before pulling to >pitch. >Ed Sutton > >Ed, Correct--Very observant . That will be step one if I plunge ahead on >this gem.My main concerns are what happens after that! > Tom D. > > I > >> > >
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