[pianotech] queston about a piano

[Tom Driscoll]

Marshall ,
 The part is called a wind motor. Remove the screws holding those brackets at the top of the block and pivot the brackets back. Then on the right side of the motor feel for the sprocket and little chain and remove it from the sprocket.
Next , pull the motor toward you with your right hand while removing the hose from its pipe with the left hand.The hose might be petrified and not be easily removed so be careful. If it is a replacent hose it will flex easily and slide right off.  
One tip ---  pull a temperment strip through the loops on your wire handled mutes . If they fall out of place whilst tuning they won't drop into never never land!
One more warning --- test the player before you do anything . It might be DOA before you start and that should be established before you jump in.
 Best wishes,
 Tom D.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Marshall Gisondi 
  To: pianotech at ptg.org 
  Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2011 8:08 AM
  Subject: [pianotech] queston about a piano


  Hi Everyone,
  I'm goning to tune a Aeolian Melodi Pro.  I'm told it has a helpinstill pick ups.  I wanted to know is there a technique in removing that before tuning?  Someone sent me an e-mail a while ago, but I cannot locate it. So I wanted to know if you could give me the heads up again.  
   
  Another piano I encountered yesterday-I went to tune a piano yesterday and found out it was a duoart.  Taking off the top wasn't a problem but to get into the bass area to tune it one would have to remove the player.  It has these thin metal brackets that screw onto the piano which I figured I would remove the screws, but it's connected to what looks like a pipe or hose going into it, kind of reminds me of some of the pars under the hood of a car. the pipe looking thing is gat and come out of the bottom left of this big black part of the player onthe bass side.  so is there a knack for removing this?  Should I jsut refer them to a tech. who works on players?  thanks
  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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