Hi Terry, The piano sounds quite fine--very fine, in fact. Actually, the owner originally called me because she thought they were moving to a small place and would need to sell it. :-o It now seems as though they are staying put, but she said she still would like to know what it is worth. The cracks aren't wide and I have no idea how long they've been there. I'd be interested in a/the method used to take care of this--and if it does any good. :-) Thanks, Barbara Richmond ----- Original Message ----- From: Farrell To: Pianotech List Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2007 4:02 PM Subject: Re: cracks in rim Barbara, does the piano sound like a - well, er, ah - like a KG-2 typically sounds? No worse? My guess is that it does not necessitate action. I might mark the extent and size of the cracks and monitor things over time - see if cracks are lengthening and/or getting wider. If someone were considering purchasing the piano with this situation, I might suggest it cause for some level of concern, but if the owner is going to keep it, then just monitor. If you think there is a loss of piano tone - volume, sustain, etc., then perhaps filling the crack with thin epoxy could be warranted. Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- I just serviced a 15 year old KG-2. While I was underneath the piano taking care of noisy trapwork, I noticed a crack all the way around the rim. It looks like it is between the inner(?) and outer(?) rim. In some places I could easy insert my feeler gauge 1" or more. Unfortunately, I had left my camera in my shop, but the piano's owner let me use her camera phone to take pictures. Sorry about the picture quality--hope you can see. I would like opinions--is the piano in trouble? Should it be fixed? How? Thanks, Barbara Richmond, RPT near Peoria, Illinois -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20070906/7589e498/attachment.html
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