warped nameboard strip

[robert moffatt piano service]

Judy,

       Filing down the sharps......."country piano tuners quick fix" !
   Although Rogers method is much more work, it does address
   the "real" problem.


Bob Moffatt
Calgary, Alberta


Roger Jolly wrote:

> Hi Judy,
>              Make a saw kerf in the centre, about half way through. Glue
> one or two pieces of veneer in the kerf. You will probably have to hold one
> end of the board in a vice to bend it straight before fitting the veneer
> shims.
> PS  you should dry fit the veneers and check for straightness before gluing.
> Regards Roger
>
> At 05:27 PM 14/02/99 -0800, you wrote:
> >Dear list,
> >
> >      Recently I serviced a Chickering console where the nameboard strip
> >was bowed in the center and the sharps were knocking on it. It was only
> >anchored to the cheek blocks,with no anchor in the middle of the
> >keyboard. I tried moving the postion of the screws in the cheek blocks,
> >but I don't have to much room to play.The sharps still knock in the
> >middle of the keyboard.I'm at a loss on how to fix this problem. Any
> >ideas.? Thanks
> >                         Judy Kazanjian
> >                         associate{soon to be RPT}
> >                         Reading-Lancaster Chapter
> >
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> Roger Jolly
> Baldwin Yamaha Piano Centre
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