[pianotech] green piano with bass bridge problem

Bruce Browning - The Piano Tuner justpianos at our.net.au
Wed Nov 10 23:47:41 MST 2010


Tom, et al,
So how long do we expect a piano to last anyway.
We change our car at approx. 5yr intervals, TVs and computers last less
time now.




>     I saw the same sales model in Florida in the 1970's. They would show
> up in small towns at the local shopping center with a tractor trailer
> full of these things ,a big tent ,some smaller delivery trucks and
> advertise on the local radio station.
>   A  third party financing company approved credit on the spot and later
> that day you had a brand new piano with a moth proofed action , a
> genuine luan mahogany sounding panel and real copper bass strings for
> around $900.00.
>     Here in Massachusetts I see a few each year that surprisingly have yet
> to fall apart. Typically however  the back assembly fails with the top
> of the posts warping along with glue joint failures galore and
>   the legs tend to fall off if you stare at them for more than a few
> minutes.





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