Problems With Duplex Scaling Of Pearl River Grands?

[Andrew and Rebeca Anderson]

Pearl River grand pianos do tend to have lots of friction to overcome 
and a lite tuning method will not be stabile on them.  If the rear 
duplex is not up to pitch, there is a tuning method to work on that 
specifically.  If it is the front one, most likely it is his tuning method.

Andrew Anderson

At 05:45 PM 8/17/2007, you wrote:
>It was explained to me that the duplex scaling didn't sound "right" 
>with the piano after it was tuned by the tech who suggested weaving 
>the braid or felt, I'm not sure which was used, through the duplex 
>scale/string tails to deaden the sound. It occured to me if this 
>wasn't a normal problem with Pearl River Grands it might be the 
>tech's habit of not pounding his tunings in( I have personal 
>experience having followed him at more than one venue)  that caused 
>the problem. Since I have NO experience with Pearl River pianos, I'm 
>asking those who do. I know there were problems with these pianos in 
>years past but I thought most of it had been ironed out. These 
>pianos are new, less than 6 months old, so I'm looking for recent 
>experience with pianos new within the last year or so.
>
>On 8/17/07, Mark Wisner 
><<mailto:mwisner at earthlink.net>mwisner at earthlink.net> wrote:
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>I do have a fair amount of experience with Pearl River pianos, and 
>I'm happy to help you in any way I can, but I'm not sure what your question is.
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>If your question is why a tech might have woven string braid through 
>the duplex section, it's probably because someone didn't find the 
>sounds that section produced pleasant.....imagine that!
>
>Mark Wisner
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Michael Magness
>Sent: Aug 17, 2007 9:22 AM
>To: <mailto:pianotech at ptg.org>pianotech at ptg.org
>Subject: Problems With Duplex Scaling Of Pearl River Grands?
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>I am re-posting the question to anyone who has experience with Pearl 
>River Grands of recent(within the last year)manufacture. I have a 
>report of 2 grands on a dealers floor that have duplex scaling that 
>does not "match" with the piano scaling. The non-PTG technician has 
>blocked the string tails where the duplex scaling is with a felt 
>strip woven in. A friend at the dealership has mentioned this to me 
>in a questioning way. I have no experience with Pearl River pianos 
>just the tech's work. I have noticed he doesen't pound his tunings 
>in and am wondering if this is perhaps the cause?
>
>--
>Michael Magness
>Magness Piano Service
>608-786-4404
><http://www.ifixpianos.com/>www.IFixPianos.com
>email <mailto:mike at ifixpianos.com>mike at ifixpianos.com
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>Michael Magness
>Magness Piano Service
>608-786-4404
><http://www.ifixpianos.com/>www.IFixPianos.com
>email <mailto:mike at ifixpianos.com>mike at ifixpianos.com
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>Michael Magness
>Magness Piano Service
>608-786-4404
><http://www.IFixPianos.com>www.IFixPianos.com
>email <mailto:mike at ifixpianos.com>mike at ifixpianos.com

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