On 11/2/07, Gene Nelson <nelsong at pbic.net> wrote: > > Have a 1983 Schaffer and Sons 53" upright - all action centers are tight > and they get worse with alcohol water treatment. > Is this the Young Chang contaminated bushing issue? I think it is made by > Young Chang, not certain. > Is there a remedy other than repinning or parts replacement? > Is there any hope for help from the warranty/manufacturer? > Gene > I may be mistaken but I think the Schaefer & Sons from back then were a Samick product. Does it have laminated bridges? I know Samick did at that time. We had a couple of techs here in town that started carrying Samick about '86 or '87 and a tooner that had a Schaefer & Sons grand that had some problems that he felt made all Samicks no good because of his problem Schaefer grand. I do know that everyone complained about Samicks very LOOSE bushings at the time. I recall that frequently they weren't all glued in, if you tried to repin with a larger pin to tighten them up the whole bushing would come out. So I would hazard a guess that perhaps this is an aftermarket problem, perhaps some rebushing a little too tight then some spraying to unstick them? As I say, just a guess from what I know and remember of Samick/Schafer at the time. Mike The way some people find fault, you'd think there was some kind of reward. Michael Magness Magness Piano Service 608-786-4404 www.IFixPianos.com email mike at ifixpianos.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20071102/27dfff48/attachment.html
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