It is interesting to see someone showing the world/earth what an ass he is... David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "Alan Barnard" <pianotuner at embarqmail.com> To: pianotech at ptg.org Received: 4/29/2008 7:59:16 PM Subject: Remove old finishes fast! >Knew the subject line would lure you in ... >Here's how Jesse French and I celebrated Earth Day: removing the old finish, >reducing the piano's weight by half, tweaking certain noses, and putting badly >needed carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. >The most fun moment was pushing it over: Wham! >Interesting observations: Many of the plain wire strings snapped right at the >speaking-side bridge pin as they got hot -- all that broke, broke at that same place >(more tension in speaking segment?). Somewhere late in the game, as the pinblock >area was burning (took a loooong time), the plate broke. I was not too far away and >it was scary loud: Bang! I am reminded of the customer who's Kawai grand burned >completely in a house fire; he asked me did I want to salvage any of the parts, >perhaps the strings? Uh, no thanks. I did salvage some action pieces (stickers and >whippens) and all the hardware, especially screws, I could reasonably get to. They >don't now make hardware with a tenth of the quality of this 90-year-old stuff. >Alan Barnard >Salem, MO >P.S. If anyone is bothered by my sooty footprints, email me privately and I'll tell you >a little secret.
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