Ed and Me

[Bill Maxim]

In the distant past I tried to rescue a Kranich and Bach grand that had
among other difficulties lots of broken jacks.  If I am ever asked again, I
will pass up the opportunity, whether the customer "really likes the piano"
or not.

Problem # 1 was that neither the long arm nor the short arm jacks were
right.  This piano needed something in between, but I ordered a set of long
arm jacks from somewhere--was it Tuners Supply?  I decided to replace only
those actually broken.

Problem #2 showed up a couple of years later when some of the new jacks
began to break at the bird's eye.  (I've got the rest of the set somewhere
and you're welcome to them if I can find them)

Problem #3 is that the action was of poor design anyway and like all other
K&B grands I have run into, did not work well and would not stay in
regulation.

Bill Maxim
Maxim Piano Service
(803) 732-9225 - Cell (803) 609-4761
wmaxim@sc.rr.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "michelle stranges" <stranges@Oswego.EDU>
To: "College and University Technicians" <caut@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 4:13 PM
Subject: Re: Ed and Me


> Oops- Yes Wim- you're right about being able to get the jacks from Schaff-
> but we need more than that, unfortunately..
>
> :)
> Michelle
>