8year Nordiska

Jessica Masse ebonyandivory at on.aibn.com
Thu May 29 06:38:54 MDT 2008


Thanks Paul,

 

This serial Number is what I’m wondering about and where it is actually
built (Nordiska A08141).  I’m in Windsor Ontario near Detroit.  The house
has Gas hot water heating, and a fire place in the room that is not in
working order so its never used.  There is no climate control or parts of
one.  

 

The Tuning pin coils have about ¼-3/8 inch before they touch the plate and
none of them are near touching.  This is an upt.  I’m sure the pounding done
by the last tech was done while it was vertical and I tried one pin. 

 

The pin I did try did not feel like it went in deeper at all.  When I turned
it clockwise it became as loose or looser than before I tapped on it.  Some
of the Tuning pin bushings look split.  No staining any where. The customer
says it 8 years old I don’t doubt her she and her daughter were using her
granddaughters age to date the purchase.

 

Honestly I have only every had loose tuning pins in pianos not pins that are
too tight.  Once though a technician replaced with bigger tuning pins in a
piano they were so tight he actually broke one.  I don’t think I would ever
consider using anything to loosen up tuning pins.  If you’ve never tried an
extension handle tuning hammer you should. 

 

I did notice that the keys were very very heavy.   This alone made me think
I would not enjoy playing this piano.

 

Jessica Masse

RPT Piano Technicians Guild

Proprietor, Ebony and Ivory Piano Company

 

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