Dear list, A long time ago I wrote the following: > In about a month I will be tuning Steinway grand #B467866. This piano > is in a middle school auditorium and is not played very much. > > No one who plays it likes it, and neither do I. The one word I would > use to describe it is "wooden." When you play, it feels like the > hammers (perhaps actually the keys) are hitting wood. The pedals seem > to not move very far and also feel like they are hitting wood. > Otherwise the piano sounds ok and looks great. Today I serviced the piano. The following suggestion made by Tom Cole was exactly what the piano needed. >>The first thing that comes to mind is that the keyframe is not sitting fully on the keybed along the front edge. Remove the keyslip and see if you can move the front rail up and down. On Steinways, the uninstalled frame should warp up a little at each end but normally the keyframe pins are held down by the guide blocks to remove the gaps and eliminate knocking. If the keyframe pins are not being held down firmly, you may need to remove shims from under the cheek blocks or simply tighten the cheek block screws if they are loose. Be sure to check for proper shifting after screw tightening - sometimes screws are left loose on purpose.>> I removed the little shims, and the change in the sound was remarkable. It sounds more now like a Steinway should. Just thought you'd like to know. Arlie Arlie D. Rauch Glendive, MT If you have nothing better to do, check out http://members.tripod.com/~Turbooster/. You'll be glad you did.
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