Hi, Carol. I guess it would be cruel and unsympathetic of me to say that it really doesn;t matter how you regulate them, they're still going to sound and play as bad as they do now, so I won't say it! :) If you're familiar with them, the Pearl River pianos closly resemble the earliest Samicks that came into this country under the name Horugel. (Remember "Horrible Horugels"?). It would take way too much time and space to list all the failings of those early Samicks, but they certainly helped to redefine the phrase "piece of crappola"! When Pearl River pianos first started coming here from mainland China, they were even WORSE than the ones coming in today. The first four I saw, about ten years ago, had tuning pins and strings that were so badly rusted that we had to restring them before we could sell them. They could not be tuned at all the way they were. It was a common problem back then, which is why they quickly became know as "Pearl Harbors". We restrung, regulated and tuned them and it was some of the most unrewarding work I ever did. If you promised to do a truck-load of them, keep the Ex- cedrine handy. You're going to need it! Have fun! Les Smith lessmith@buffnet.net On Thu, 13 Mar 1997, Carol Beigel wrote: > Anyone out there know where I can get the regulating specs for Pearl River > consoles? I promised to work on a truckload of them next week, and they all > need major action regulation! Specifically, the key height, level and dip > are WAY off! Not to mention "bobbling" and sticking notes. What a way to > make a living! > > Carol Beigel, RPT > >
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