[pianotech] Yamaha GA1 Barely 10 years old Has Loose Tuning Pins- 2nd owner

[tnrwim at aol.com]

Mike 

This could be a gray market piano. I had one of those in St. Louis. According to the serial number, the piano was only 30 years old. But because it was meant for the Japanese climate, when it got to the Midwest, the pin block couldn't take the dry winter months, and delaminated. I replaced the pin block. 

You can check with Yamaha, but don't be surprised that they'll tell you the customer is on his own.

Wim


 



-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Magness <ifixpiano at gmail.com>
To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Thu, Dec 22, 2011 6:25 pm
Subject: [pianotech] Yamaha GA1 Barely 10 years old Has Loose Tuning Pins- 2nd owner


I was called to tune this Yamaha GA1 today the lower half of the bass section tuning pins were very loose, the upper half a little better, lower tenor barely holding, as I moved up the scale from there it got noticebly tighter. It appeared to have been CA'd but not too well or whoever did it started at the treble & ran out by the time he/she got to the bass.
The customer bought it used from a piano "restorer" in Rockford, ILL The piano hadn't been tuned in about a year & moved about 170 miles to it's present location. The customer has a dedicated humidity system that keeps the home humidified to at LEAST 35% today it was 43%, but the piano was roughly 30 to 55c flat bass being the flattest & a few in the very high treble being less than 5c flat. 
The customer raised the question, when I told/showed him the loose tuning pins, if the "restorer" had ever tuned the piano to pitch, I replied it was a good question to which I had no answer.
Advice?
Comments?
Anyone ever heard of this in a Yamaha or in this model Yamaha?
Any help appreciated, will call Yamaha after the holidays,
 
Mike 

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Michael Magness
Magness Piano Service
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