Yes, that sounds like it. There was a horizontal wooden shank/link on the extra set of flanges, connecting to vertical wooden stickers. I'd love to see your article! If 50-year-old Acrosonics can be made to sound and play better, I'd love to know it! And as others have pointed out, even Lester plastic elbows have generated a lot of tuner income... I'm really thinking seriously about an impact hammer now. Almost every piano I see is a 50-100 cent pitch raise. Had two pianos this month that hadn't been tuned since *new*: one built in 1984, and one in 1962! Oh, my aching shoulder! (I may try that brace-and-bit yet! Or an automotive air wrench! :-) --Cy-- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan" <tune4u@earthlink.net> To: "'Pianotech'" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2005 3:53 PM Subject: RE: Aural tuning- 300 cents flat > > I'm not sure what you are describing. The Thayer is an inverted action > with > an extra rail, set of flanges, and wooden stickers descending into the > bowels of the piano rather than the end-of-stick wire system. It feels > more > solid and--HUZZAH--can be lifted out of the piano without the bailing wire > and chewing gum routine. > > As to your comments on making "Dump-chasers" (I love it) sound their best. > I'm actually formulating some thoughts for a Journal article on that very > subject based on a lot of frustrating early-years experience. I might > actually write it, who knows. > > Alan R. Barnard > Salem, MO > > > -----Original Message----- > From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On > Behalf > Of Cy Shuster > Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2005 2:40 PM > To: Pianotech > Subject: Re: Aural tuning- 300 cents flat > > > Alan, > > Is that the action that has an extra horizontal linkage between the key > and > hammer flange, to reach back to the hammer? I saw one of those for the > first time recently. Didn't feel as weird to play as it looked... > > When I first walked in, the customer had it closed up. The cover formed a > complete rectangular box. I thought it was a coffin, or (worse!) a > square! > (Just kidding, Joe! :-) I thought my back was going to go out... but then > it turned out to be a (semi-) normal console, just very deep from front to > back, with curved side pieces next to the music desk. > > Yup, most of what I see out here in WV is spinets and consoles > (dump-chasers! :-). Makes me wonder, though, how to make them sound and > play their best. > > --Cy Shuster-- > Bluefield, WV > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alan" <tune4u@earthlink.net> > To: <mags@magsmusic.net>; "'Pianotech'" <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2005 2:47 PM > Subject: RE: Aural tuning- 300 cents flat > > >> Ah, the MIRACLE of ultra-thin CA. >> >> I mostly tune Crappiolas for a living, here in the Ozarks, and have >> only a very few really nice pianos on my customer list. I just this >> morning saw a 1951 Everett console for the first time. Not bad. Thayer >> action. Hadn't been tuned in 10+ years. Cobwebs and dust an inch >> thick, or so it seemed. But the >> bridges and soundboard had no cracks (yea!) and the block is good except, >> for some reason, in the low bass. Pitch raise, fast tune, fine tune. >> Charged >> accordingly. Made friends with mom, pop, and two cute little kids. Spent >> considerable time educating them. Mom's last words: "See you in six >> months." >> >> Goal: An increasingly long list of REGULAR tunings on DECENT (if not >> great) >> pianos and customers who become friends and tell their friends about me. >> >> Life is good. Old POC PSO's need love, too. Wish I'd known about CA >> about three years back -- before I "condemned" an absolutely gorgeous >> 1890 American upright, mighta been a Crown. I think it's a desk now. >> Ouch. >> >> Alan R. Barnard >> Salem, MO >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this outgoing message. >> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >> Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.5.0 - Release Date: 02/25/2005 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >> >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.5.0 - Release Date: 02/25/2005 > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.5.0 - Release Date: 02/25/2005 > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > >
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