There was a story, written up in the Journal I think, about a spinet piano in a church that was hard to play one Sunday. When the tuner arrived some days later, the keys were no longer hard to push but the tech discovered a snake skin inside. :-) Tom Cole David Boyce wrote: > > She has in her mind that the felts (i'm assuming the punchings > and/or key rebushing) need replacing, because the piano is getting > harder to play. > > It would seem absolutely impossible to accurately judge matters > adequately over the telephone. You could however get some idea in a > phone conversation as to what she meant by "harder to play". It might > mean "heavier" or could mean "loose, rattling and unreliable" or "poor > repetition makes it hard to play". Whatever she says on the phone, > you really need to be there for her to demonstrate what she means, and > for you to feel for yourself, and show her the various worn felt parts > etc. If she's a good customer, couldn't you do this for free if > you're in the area? > > I don't think it can be key bushings really. Worn key bushings would > not, I think, lead to any phenomenon that a customer would describe as > "hard to play". > > Best, > > David.
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