Steinway D water damage

[Farrell]

MessageNeed more info. Like Marcel asked, "did water get on the (tuning) pins area"? When did this occurr - if you've got fans on the thing, perhaps it has only been a couple days or so? 

You state: "...there are three strings F#2-G2-G#2 that will not permit tuning." What is it about the strings that will not permit tuning? The strings will not render through the agraffe? The tuning pins are frozen in position? The tuning pins are loose?   More details......... wazzup?

Depending on how much water got on the pinblock (I'm assuming it got there), and how long it was exposed to the water, and what kind of avenues are there for water to soak into the pinblock, it may take quite a long time for the pinblock to dry out - maybe a month or more for the block moisture content to stablize. Again, depending on how much water might have gotten in there, I'd recommend as a first step to simply give it some time - and a fan is a good thing. See if it doesn't improve after a couple weeks.

And if the room is climate controlled, why on earth is the piano equipped with a DC?

Terry Farrell
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  If the strings are NOT rusted, you could try CA glue on the 3 offending notes. Otherwise, you could replace these strings and tuning pins only. Did the water get on the pins area? How much water are we talking about?

  Depending of the answers to the above questions, I probably would try the CA glue to start with.

  Marcel Carey, RPT

  -----Message d'origine-----

    I have a client with a Steinway D (1962) - this piano was damaged by water from an air conditioner condenser failing over it.  The damage seems "minimal", although there are three strings F#2-G2-G#2 that will not permit tuning.  All three pins are in a straight line, and the rest of the pin block permits tuning and so far has been maintaining pitch.   I suspect that the pin block is cracked in the problem area - but hope this not to be the case.   Currently, I have a fan running to gently move air under the pin block - hoping that perhaps a good drying will help the situation (the fallboard is propped open about an inch to permit the air to enter - my thinking is that I didn't want to compromise the operation of the Dampp-chaser too much.   Also, the room is climate controlled and the temperature and RH are at reasonable levels last time I checked).

    My questions: 1) is it possible that the pin block is not damaged in the affected area?   2) if it is, is there anything short of replacing the pin block that would help the situation?

    This piano is in a "party room" that is no longer used extensively - so it is not in a critical use situation.

    Thanks in advance for any thoughts or assistance.

    John Radley


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