[pianotech] question about a 64 key piano

[Paul McCloud]

If this is like the one I occasionally service,  you shouldn't have too many problems tuning it.  It has two strings per unison.  The keyboard folds down, with "forks" at the end of the key that hook into  stickers like on a spinet.  Not too much tone out of the thing, but hey, it's portable and has a  real soundboard (hmm, is there one?  Memory-BAD).  Interesting contraption anyway.
    Paul McCloud
    San Diego


----- Original Message ----- 
From: John Ross 
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Sent: 12/03/2010 3:15:17 PM 
Subject: Re: [pianotech] question about a 64 key piano


If I remember right the Helpinstall piano was a fold up piano used by bands.
I don't remember any particular problem.
Have them set it up for you.
It was 20 or 30 years ago that I tuned it. So if it is newer, it might be a completely different animal.
Seems as if I had to plug the holes for the screws that held the plate in.
John Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia

On 2010-12-03, at 7:01 PM, Marshall Gisondi wrote:


Hi everyone,
I received an e-mail about a 64-key Aeolian Melodipro Piano with a Helpinstill pickup in it.  If I agree to take this piano job, the tuning, is there anything that must be removed in order to access the strings or is this Helpinstill Pickup located in a different area of the piano?  This is something I'm not familiar with, well the brand name yes, but the Helpinstill Pickup no.  Any ideas would be great or things to be aware of.  thanks
Marshall
ps. Today I finished up a tuning.  I tuned in a living room which became qutie dark as I finished up.  As i finised up, the customers kids who were home asked if ineded light.  Thank the Lord for my vision impaired skills in tuning, who needs sight right? :-)  I'm fortunate to have sight, but if I can't use it i'm still in ok shape.
Marshall
 
Marshall Gisondi Piano Technician
Marshall's Piano Service
pianotune05 at hotmail.com
215-510-9400
www.phillytuner.com 
Graduate of The School of Piano Technology for the Blind www.pianotuningschool.org Vancouver, WA
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