Nordiska tuning problem/ Patrick D.

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Patrick,

Your post is of great interest to me.  What epoxy/
composition did they use?  How thick was the stuff? 
If thin, how did they stop it from flowing into the
webbing and the pins?  Did they add filler?  All info
would be greatly appreciated!  TIA

Vladan

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Patrick wrote:
While this advice probably wouldn't do you much good
if you're just  
Joe Average Tuner encountering this problem in the
field, I would  
suggest that you urge your boss to make part of dealer
prep a  
procedure employed by a friend who was having similar
troubles with a  
line of Asian pianos he was carrying for a while.
He would remove the action (and lid and legs), and
then flip the  
piano upside down on a work bench, spray (or paint) a
mold release  
agent (e.g. McLube) in the plate flange/pinblock gap,
and then flow  
epoxy in to fill the gap. After it cures, the pinblock
stopped  
wiggling and the tuning stability vastly improved.
Installing wedges  
in the gap could work fairly well if you first lowered
tension, and  
put a lot of them in.
Of course, all this assumes the dealer gives a damn
and is willing to  
spend money to deliver real value (i.e. "not junk") to
his deserving  
customers.
It would also help if he informed the Nordiska honchos
that they're  
pushing defective product out the door and it is time
to correct  
their factory procedures ("not fitting the pinblock to
the plate  
flange").
So -- tell your boss -- be persuasive -- then it's in
his court --  
you can always move on if he won't budge.
Patrick

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