DC unit abuse

[Joe And Penny Goss]

Hi David,
Bluntly The piano needs a qualified technician.
Joe Goss RPT
Mother Goose Tools
imatunr at srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Renaud" <drjazzca at yahoo.ca>
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, May 15, 2006 11:41 AM
Subject: DC unit abuse


> A concert I participated in as clarinetist last week
> could not use a piano that had been "rebuilt" "fully
> reconditioned", "repaired" depending who in the
> institution I spoke with. It had been tuned a couple
> weeks preciously. A Samik grand. The instrument was
> completely unusable by any stretch.
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>   Although it was indeed at A440, 5ths, octaves were
> wild, many unisions 5-6 cent spread. Dampers were
> sticking. We abandoned it. 
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>   The "qualified"technician, on account of sticking
> dampers had placed a DC heat rod loosely resting on
> the plate above the dampers instructing them to leave
> it on full time. When asked how long it had been in,
> they were not sure excpt to say a very long time, so
> I presume it cooked through much of our dry Canadian
> winter. No controller, full time heat year round
> directly over the dampers. 
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>    I told the director they were destroying the piano
> by leaving a heat rod inside on full time. Cooking the
> piano is not a solution to poor adjustments, poor
> fittings of bushings.
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>   Since there is a team of directors, a board, many
> contacts, and as it is  my word against the other
> "qualified" technician; I am fishing for a 
> statements from the list regarding how this
> is unacceptable for the piano, misuse of DC
> technology, and is causing more problems then
> solutions. 
> 
>    The "qualified" technician shall remain anonymous, 
> but I will be sending the comments to him as well. 
> This individual has demonstrated in the past that they
> are slow to listen to reason, thus I hope a 
> multitude of statements will sway them from continuing
> to damage pianos this way. 
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>    Perhaps I will learn that I am out of line here. 
> If so, I had better hear it, but it would really truly
> surprise me if this use of a DC unit was 
> acceptable by any stretch of the imagination. I have 
> seen major serious damage done to clients pianos from
> DC heat bars on full time with no controller. Serious
> major soundboard cracking on a brand new piano.
> 
>   A statement from any DC distributor would be nice. 
> 
>   I feel bad for the client, and bad for any other
> victims of such abuse, and wish to help stop this 
> from happening again in my city.
> 
>                                 Grrrrr
>                                 Dave Renaud
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