[CAUT] Checking

Vincent Earl Mrykalo v.mrykalo at utah.edu
Fri Dec 29 12:42:15 MST 2006


Baldwin has had its share of problemos along those lines.

Vince Mrykalo RPT
University of Utah



-----Original Message-----
From: caut-bounces at ptg.org on behalf of Willem Blees
Sent: Fri 12/29/2006 9:34 AM
To: College and University Technicians
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Checking
 
Quoting Fred Sturm <fssturm at unm.edu>:

> I
> have long been puzzled as to why Steinways seem more touchy than many
> other
> brands (leaving aside the ³too short tail² problem). And why some
> Steinways
> are much more problematic than others, even with apparently
> identical
> geometry and parts.
> Regards,
> Fred Sturm
> University of New Mexico
> 
> 

It seems all of this checking problem is only with Steinway. In 
preperation for the article I'm going to attempt to write, I took some 
measurements of other pianos at the store I work, and none of them had 
checking problems. I looked at a 9' Estonia, 6'3" Petrof, 7' Hallet & 
Davis and a 5'6" Young Chang. All of them had the same tail length, 1" 
1/6", the same back check height (I don't remember the exact 
measurement, and lenght, (1" 1/4"), and same balancier grams (1 - 3). 
We have Kawai's at school and I don't remember them having a checking 
problem. 

Are there other brands that have checking problems that I am not aware 
of?

Wim
Willem Blees, RPT
Piano Tuner/Technician
School of Music
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL USA

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