glue on the fingers

[PAULREVENKOJONES]

Dean:

There are lots of instances of correct installation of screws in soundboards via buttons or otherwise, as David mentioned Bechstein, and the numerous rim screws that one finds in some pianos including Masons. I'm, of course, referring to the field repair procedure which I have always just finished in the way that I described because of my experience with poor repairs found in the field. 

Cheers,

Paul

"If you want to know the truth, stop having opinions" (Chinese fortune cookie)


In a message dated 08/06/07 00:40:10 Central Daylight Time, deanmay at pianorebuilders.com writes:
I have on one occasion seen a buzz caused by a loose screw in a soundboard 
button. 

Dean 

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Terre Haute IN  47802 


-----Original Message----- 
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf 
Of David Love 
Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 1:15 AM 
To: 'Pianotech List' 
Subject: RE: glue on the fingers 

I have to agree with Ron here, I've never heard a buzzing screw in this 
situation and considering the number of pianos that screw the soundboard to 
the ribs as a production procedure (Bechstein for example) where there is no 
evidence of buzzing it seems like their must be some other source in those 
situations.   

David Love 
davidlovepianos at comcast.net 
www.davidlovepianos.com 

-----Original Message----- 
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf 
Of Ron Nossaman 
Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007 8:35 PM 
To: Pianotech List 
Subject: Re: glue on the fingers 


> Wow! It never occurred to me that this "finishing" a job was screwing 
> the customer. All of 20 minutes to do the plugging and clean-up. I have 
> had the experience of going in behind other technicians on this type of 
> repair and finding the most godawful mess, and because the client called 
> me about continued buzzing in the board, which was caused by the screw 
> in the rib which, when I removed it and plugged the hole in the rib, the 
> noise went away. I can't recall that I fractionalized out the cost of 
> the final steps as "additional", but simply costed the whole job. It's 
> negligible, whatever it is. We all go to sleep at night in a different 
> position :-). 
>   
> Paul 

As far as I know, I've never left a godawful mess doing this 
repair, nor have I ever, that's *EVER* known first hand of a 
screw buzzing in this situation. If I had, I'd likely have a 
different opinion. So for me, the job is finished when the 
screw is tight and the squeeze out is mopped up. I may yet get 
a call any minute now about a buzzing screw from that last job 
I did, but it's pretty quiet so far. 

Ron N 
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