[pianotech] Hardman grand pianos

[David M. Porritt]

This maybe a stupid question but, if it was a new piano and had these
problems, why was the dealer not involved?

 

dp

 

From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Al Guecia/Allied PianoCraft
Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2011 8:04 AM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Hardman grand pianos

 

Yes, the jack pinning. I have a customer who didn't want to bite the bullet
and have me take care of all the tight bushings. After 3 years of fixing the
notes that wouldn't repeat when I tuned the piano, I finally got them all
fixed. Some times I just can't figure that kind of thinking. They think
because they bought a new piano, there is no way it could need all that
work. In the end, it cost her a lot more and she suffered with problems for
3 years.

 

Al -

High Point, NC

 

 

 

On Mar 4, 2011, at 10:14 PM, J Patrick Draine wrote:





Experience with a few of them, yes. Tight balance rail holes (needs reaming,
easing won't do), tight flange bushings: seizing dampers levers, jacks,
wippen flanges, etc. Probably plating coming off the center pins causing it,
but I'm not sure about that. A bit of inconsistent tuning pin torque, but
they generally sound pretty good (quite bright).

Considerably more "extra work" than the naive new owner is ready to hear
about.

Patrick

On Fri, Mar 4, 2011 at 4:29 PM, CHARLES BECKER <cbeckercpt at verizon.net>
wrote:

Do any of you have any experience with new Hardman grand pianos?  Pros,
cons?

 

thanks in advance

 

chuck becker

 

 

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