<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 9.00.8112.16447"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif; WORD-WRAP: break-word; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 14px; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space" bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Not much to go on.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Size matters. Full sos> ?</FONT></DIV> <DIV>Joe Goss BSMusEd MMusEd RPT<BR><A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" dir=ltr> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=pwilliams4@unl.edu href="mailto:pwilliams4@unl.edu">Paul Williams</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=caut@ptg.org href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">caut@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=pianotech-bounces@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, July 25, 2012 2:53 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [CAUT] Astin Weight upright</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Hi all,</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>We have an Astin Weight upright from the mid 80's about to be put up for sale.  It's heavy as the dickens!  What's it worth?  I've only seen this one.  We tried to sell it a year ago, but nobody bid on it.  Any takers? I'll connect you with the link when we try again in a few weeks.</DIV> <DIV>Just need to know what it's worth.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Also a Baldwin M from 1964 in good shape.  Please spread the word and let me know.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Paul</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><SPAN id=OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION> <DIV style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: left; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; BORDER-TOP: #b5c4df 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 3pt"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From: </SPAN>Dennis Johnson <<A href="mailto:johnsond@stolaf.edu">johnsond@stolaf.edu</A>><BR><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Reply-To: </SPAN>"<A href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">caut@ptg.org</A>" <<A href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">caut@ptg.org</A>><BR><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Date: </SPAN>Wednesday, July 25, 2012 3:34 PM<BR><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To: </SPAN>"<A href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">caut@ptg.org</A>" <<A href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">caut@ptg.org</A>><BR><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject: </SPAN>Re: [CAUT] Mason & Hamlin issues<BR></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV> <DIV>Hi-<BR><BR>Yes, similar experiences with this vintage M&H. Not so much with drop screws as you mention but certainly all other pinning problems.  Breaking news....   Renner USA now has available replacement shanks and flanges for these.  Lloyd told me they are a copy of the Falcone flange.  We had a set on order for some time and they finally arrived this week.  Installing them today.  I'm not certain if whippens are available yet though.  We're anxious to see how they satisfy with new parts, different hammers and good key work.  I also decided to restring the treble and replace drill rod strings rests with solid brass.  I'm convinced that will significantly improve tuning ease and stability.    <BR><BR>best,<BR><BR>Dennis Johnson<BR>St. Olaf College<BR>_______________________<BR><BR> <DIV class=gmail_quote>On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 8:59 PM, Dale Erwin <SPAN dir=ltr><<A href="mailto:erwinspiano@aol.com" target=_blank>erwinspiano@aol.com</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; PADDING-LEFT: 1ex" class=gmail_quote><FONT color=navy face="Comic Sans MS,sans-serif"><BR><FONT color=navy face="Comic Sans MS,sans-serif"><BR> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><BR> <DIV><FONT color=navy face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif"><FONT color=navy face="Comic Sans MS,sans-serif">  While preparing pianos for a summer event at the nearby Cal State University I discovered an issue on a relatively new Mason & Hamlin As. (10 yrs old)The drop screws had worked out of 2 of the flanges. 1 dropped into the action the other so far down the rep lever was constantly engaged, Heavy feel, leaving the notes unplayable.<BR>Other had center pins working out the side. The factory hammers quite hard.<BR>The newer model BB (10 ish) was basically being ignored as nobody liked the sounds it emitted even though I had voiced it prior. It had a ring time at B-5 of 3 seconds ,all in all done....and C-6 not much better. Recently I changed out the factory hammers for Ronsen Weickert. The ring time hasn't improved but its at least producing whats there with character and it blends better<BR> The comments  after the hammer transplant were... Its like a new piano... and... now we can schedule events in that room. I dislike the piano before and yes, I like it. Sounds like a musical instrument.<BR> Anyone else having issues with the newer M & H. I really hate to say it but, its beautiful girl but its not the same glorious girl as the old ones<BR>Anyway, comments, experiences welcome.<BR>Dale<BR><BR> <DIV style="CLEAR: both"><FONT color=royalblue size=1><B><FONT face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT color=black><FONT color=mediumblue face="Comic Sans MS,sans-serif">Dale Erwin R.P.T.<BR></FONT></FONT></FONT></B></FONT><FONT color=darkgreen><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><B><FONT size=1><FONT color=black size=1><FONT color=blueviolet><FONT color=black><FONT color=black face="Comic Sans MS,sans-serif">Sitka soundboard panels<BR></FONT><FONT face="Comic Sans MS,sans-serif"></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT color=cornflowerblue size=1 face="Comic Sans MS,sans-serif"><A href="http://www.Erwinspiano.com" target=_blank>www.Erwinspiano.com</A></FONT><FONT size=1><BR></FONT><FONT color=crimson size=1 face="Comic Sans MS,sans-serif">Phone: <A href="tel:209-577-8397" target=_blank value="+12095778397">209-577-8397</A></FONT><BR><FONT color=darkgreen></FONT></FONT></B></SPAN></FONT><TT><TT><FONT color=darkgreen><BR> </FONT><BR>  <FONT size=+0></FONT></TT></TT><BR><BR></DIV></FONT></FONT></DIV></DIV></FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></SPAN></BODY></HTML>