bars

[Donald McKechnie]

Hi Ed,

This subject came up some time ago on pianotech. I cannot remember who
did the post but the message was clear; do not force the bar off if it
does not lift out. This suggestion came from a Steinway rep. I tried all
4 Ds and a C here at IC and only one would lift off. I pulled a bit on
the others and it was obvious that they were not coming off without a
fight.

Don McKechnie

> Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 08:41:33 EST
> From: A440A@aol.com
> Subject: bars.
>
> Greetings,
>    Crumb has come to Vanderbilt, and the head of the music department is
> telling me that the plate strut needs to come out of one of the concert
> pianos, so the strings can be "strummed" for a student performance.
>    This looks like some peril, and a lot of retuning.  I do know that one of
> these bars will not go back in unless the tension is dropped a WHOLE lot.
> Anybody got any info that will help me convince them it would be cheaper to
> move one of our B's in, instead of destabilizing the concert pianos?
> Regards,
> Ed Foote RPT
>