Terry, After reading all of the various posts on this topic.... I think the manufacture -- in this case, both the manufacturer selling the piano and the manufacturer actually making the piano -- will tell you the damage (and they will call it 'damage') is/was caused by environmental extremes. And this with some, at least potential, justification. Whether you agree or disagree with this decision will not really affect it much. Unless, of course, you can demonstrate that the problem is systemic to the brand of piano in question, which I doubt you can do. To the best of my knowledge this problem is not common to Kawai pianos -- the actual manufacturer -- and I doubt their drilling, notching and pinning procedure is any different with the Boston pianos than it is with their own Kawai pianos. I suspect in the end the customer will end up being responsible for any costs involved in removing the false beats you are hearing. And, personally, I would have a very difficult time insisting that either the manufacturer or the customer pay for recapping the bridge -- in fact, I wouldn't even suggest it. In general, regardless of who is picking up the tab, I am in favor of the least intrusive repair that will end up doing the job. In this case, I would go with water-thin epoxy. (As opposed to CA which I don't have that much faith in over the long haul, i.e., decades.) Regards, Del ----- Original Message ----- From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: January 15, 2001 9:42 AM Subject: Re: loose bridge pins/false beats > "....apply CA to a loose bridge.....I have used this approach on old clunker > upgrights." > > Yes, I have no doubt CA can help....for some indeterminable > time.....maybe.....probably. And this might be a fine approach for the old > clunker. Would you consider this to be an appropriate solution if it were > your $20,000 piano that was still under warranty? This to me is not all that > much different than a loose wheel stud on a 9-month old car - except maybe > you won't die from the loose bridge pin....maybe. > > P.S. my tone here is to practice for an anticipated upcoming conversation > with dealer/manufacturer! > > Terry Farrell > Piano Tuning & Service > Tampa, Florida > mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Don" <drose@dlcwest.com> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Monday, January 15, 2001 10:09 AM > Subject: Re: loose bridge pins/false beats > > > > Hi Howard, > > > > It seems to not cause problems. I have used this approach on old clunker > > upgrights. > > > > At 09:54 AM 01/15/2001 -0500, you wrote: > > > > >Hi Don, > > > > > >If you apply CA to a loose bridge pin without removing the string, even > with > > >the utmost care, won't some of the liquid wick around and glue the string > to > > >the pin causing some rendering problems? I've never done this so I'm > using > > >my imagination as this topic does interest me. > > > > > >Howard S. Rosen, RPT > > > > > > Regards, > > Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T. > > > > Tuner for the Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts > > > > mailto:drose@dlcwest.com > > http://donrose.xoasis.com/ > > > > 3004 Grant Rd. > > REGINA, SK > > S4S 5G7 > > 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner > > >
This PTG archive page provided courtesy of Moy Piano Service, LLC