[pianotech] Upright action bracket height puzzler

Cliff Lesher lesher at dejazzd.com
Mon Sep 5 22:47:35 MDT 2011


Cy,

Another thing I've seen:  the whole side of the piano can break free from the strung back.  I had a Yamaha whose right side came unglued.  The hammers were nearly striking the serial number up in the treble.  Yours isn't so drastic, but it's worth a look.  (Then check the keybed's integrity.)

Cliff Lesher
Winfield, PA
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On Sep 5, 2011, at 11:42 PM, Cy Shuster wrote:

> The patient: Kawai 601M 42" console, 1989 (US-made), clean, and generally in good shape. Moved several times. Music desk missing; replaced by woodworker.
> 
> Symptoms: Chromatic scale from middle C up plays fine. From middle C down, dip is shallow, even preventing escapement. A2 hammer also hits G#2 string.
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