1999 Steinway B hammer felt fraying?

[Horace Greeley]

Hi, John,

Would you please describe "frayed/fibre-y" a bit more?  I am trying to get 
a picture of what you are seeing...

Thanks.

Horace


Quoting Bec and John <bjsilva001@comcast.net>:

> Hi Joe,
> 
> Thanks for the reply! I don't think so. I might have mentioned that 
> it's frayed/fibre-y everywhere except the strike point. It almost looks 
> like someone filed them in a way that is beyond a sloppiness I would 
> think is possible. But the piano was formerly taken care of by someone 
> well respected - in fact he apparently comes from NYC for a particular 
> piano teacher in the area and schedules tunings with some of her 
> students - so I wouldn't expect it to be careless work.
> 
> - John
> 
> 
> > Very loose pinning or flange screws?
> > Joe Goss RPT
> 
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