[pianotech] Nakamichi

[wimblees at aol.com]

Ken

Is this church in North St. Louis? I sold a Nakamichi to a church there in about 1995 or 1996. It was shortly after I moved to the store on Manchnester. At the time there were no problems with the damper wires.?I did have to go back once, about a month after it was delivered, to "lube" a couple of hammer flanges. I sold?4 of those instruments and?never had any problems or complaints. The lyre coming apart is par for the course, though, considering how they play the piano. 


Wim

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From: Ken & Pat Gerler <kenneth.gerler at prodigy.net>
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Sent: Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:38 am
Subject: [pianotech] Nakamichi




Now that is a "name"!? According to the "Atlas", this 6'1" model N-185 grand is a joint venture buy a man of that name and Young Chang. According to the serial number this piano was manu. in 1994. And it was the first time I saw this piano.


Now the question. Could anything have "warpped" or was it that way from the time of delivery to this church/customer?eight years ago and the piano was never serviced since delivery.? The pitch was 50 to 100c flat, so I don't know how they were playing it. Several of the damper wires in the tenor and low treble are rubbing so tight to the right unisons that they are muted but the dampers function normally. Also a number of?hammers are also out of alignment to the left so are only hitting two strings. The lyre is coming apart so that is in the shop to be reglued.

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Anyone else have a "stories" about this piano?

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Thanks

Ken Gerler

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