'71 D follow-up

[Otto Keyes]

Reply & Send button are in the same spot....and very sensitive.  Gotta
remember to move that cursor.

Good work Kent!

Did you use the same hammers on new shanks, or go with new hammers as well?
Any other new parts?

Otto

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kent Swafford" <kswafford@earthlink.net>
To: "College and University Technicians" <caut@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2004 6:22 PM
Subject: '71 D follow-up


> All,
>
> Last September I posted here about a problem D (heavy action) at a
> local Jr. college. The college said they purchased the piano from Faust
> Harrison.
>
> The "D" thread is in the archives at:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/yqltr
>
> I received very helpful responses. Two need to be singled out:
>
> On Sep 5, 2003, at 9:36 PM, David Love wrote:
> > My guess is that they used original dimension parts, i.e. 15.5 mm
> > knuckle
> > placement.  ...    you will have to rehang the hammers on proper
> > shanks.
> > That will also give you the opportunity to taper the hammers and
> > adjust the
> > weight to match the new ratio you will be creating.
>
> This is exactly what I did. Worked like a charm.
>
> On Sep 7, 2003, at 6:26 AM, A440A@aol.com wrote:
> >     If you go on record as stating that in
> > your opinion, different part selection will cure the problems, you
> > haven't
> > specifically slammed the rebuilder.  AFTER the work is done, the piano
> > is hailed
> > as glorious, etc.  the chips will fall where they may and the previous
> > rebuilder will have to address the customers, not you, if he wants to
> > defend his work.
> >
> >     It may be a difficult spot, but it does look like a great
> > opportunity to
> > hit a home run.
> >
> > Ed Foote RPT
>
> Well, attached is a PDF of the review of a concert last night that used
> the piano in question. Darn close to a home run.
>
>


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>
>
> After I evaluated the piano in September, the hall management declined
> to have me do any real corrective work. Stephen Hough was engaged to
> play in the hall in late October, played a few chords on the heavy D
> and requested a different piano. He played his concert on a Baldwin
> SD-10 to mixed reviews.
>
> At that point I was given a green light to fix the D. In the last few
> days, Arnaldo Cohen was _very_ helpful to me in getting the final
> adjustments and voicing done to the piano. And he was very
> complimentary in return.
>
> Sometimes things work out. There is no way I could have done this work
> without the knowledge that I got right here from y'all.
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Kent Swafford
>


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