[pianotech] Sohmer council

[Randy Chastain]

Ron,
If you have stings that  are not able to be tuned properly and theres nothing else you can do try "pitchlock". Scott may be able to help. pitchlock.com.
Randy C

On Jul 16, 2010, at 4:21 AM, James Grebe wrote:

> The last gasp of Sohmer did not produce instruments up to their former caliber.
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "J Patrick Draine" <jpdraine at gmail.com>
> To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2010 8:44 PM
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Sohmer council
> 
> 
>> A quick Google search (and my memory cells) says 1982 was the year Sohmer
>> was sold, so this piano was probably made in the old Pratt Read plant in CT.
>> Inexperienced workers, disruption of factory procedures, etc. I also seem to
>> recall Sohmer as having had a semi-mechanized setup for bridge notching that
>> may have been lacking in artisanal qualities (bad notching?).
>> Don't over-promise, good luck in finding the best fix(es) (string leveling,
>> needle voicing, etc.).
>> Patrick
>> 
>> 
>> On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 9:14 PM, RonLindquist <rrlindquist at peoplepc.com>wrote:
>> 
>>> Have a new client,  music teacher that has a 1986 Sohmer that she bought
>>> used.  I tuned it for the first time today.  It's tone was  grating to say
>>> the least.  She didn't like it since she moved it to this location in 2003.
>>> There are about 4 octaves where the single string , I mute the side
>>> strings,  sound like there are two strings out of tune.  The single string
>>> seems to be emitting a loud partial. The side strings, muted so they are
>>> single do the same thing.  I've had pianos where a section of string was bad
>>> but then they usually broke.
>>> Told her I would get back to her after  I talked to  the  "experts" ---  you
>>> guys.
>>> My first thought was that the strings weren't seated on the treble bridge.
>>>  Didn't have time or my brass punch to try seating.
>>> I would appreciate any comments  or insight to the problem.
>>> Ron Lindquist
>>> 
>>> 
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