Part of Les Smith's post early last week: ---------------------------------------- ...In terms of using a traditional pinblock restorer like Garfields, I believe that it was Keith McGavern who once reported success with a REALLY BAD pinblock by giving it FIVE consecutive treatments! Ten years later the block was still holding.. ---------------------------------------- Dear Les, pianotech, 18 years now, Les, and still holding! I did that treatment in 1979 on a 1929 Vose & Sons Grand, located in the basement of a church (fellowship hall area). Since that time the right leg of the piano collapsed when someone tried to push it across the room. Leg was repaired and Tri-dollies were installed. Last tuning was October 1994 @ -1.5 cents. A simple tuning pass was all that was required. Also did a Chickering Grand in the sanctuary of the same church a little later. It too is still in use thanks to Garfields. Sincerely, Keith A. McGavern kam544@ionet.net Registered Piano Technician Piano Technicians Guild Oklahoma Chapter 731 Shawnee, Oklahoma USA
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