Wurlitzer Bass Sustain problem

[Todd L. Mapes]

Newton, et al,

Thanks for the great advice.  I opted for removing the bass sustain rod
rather than the whole lyre ;)  I did see a screw under the sustain lever
which I considered using to limit the upward travel, as someone
suggested, but the alternate pianist said she would prefer just to
disable the bass sustain and eliminate the problem altogether.  I
suggested disabling the primary pianist instead (ha).  This is a
Freewill Baptist church and they only play "Gaither Trio" type old
gospel hymns (or so they say).  When I was there, I sampled the tuning
and was unable to find a pure unison in the whole bunch (not my
client...yet)  I didn't touch up the tuning but pointed out that it was
a little rough, and they said they had it tuned about 6 weeks ago. 
Sounds like aggressive playing to me.  This is a 4'7" baby grand in a
church that probably seats about 800-1000 folks, so I imagine that when
they're full, the pianist has to really lean into it to be heard.  They
have no organ or other instrument to accompany all those voices.

Todd

Newton Hunt wrote:
> 
> Remove the lyre entirely.
> 
> Piano endurance is inversely proportional to the length of
> the church name.
> 
> I think you are in for a LONG list of mechanical problems
> with this piano in that venue.
> 
>                 Newton