I 'spec someone does ...

[Michelle Smith]

I've tuned one Hyundai here in the Texas version of the boondocks.  It's in
a local church, is not particularly old, and the pinblock is so loose it's
almost untuneable.  We've been discussing a Dampp-Chaser system before we
move to something more drastic.

 

Michelle Smith

 

 

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From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Alan Barnard
Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 10:31 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: I 'spec someone does ...

 

Tuned a Hyundai G-82 grand, today. First I'd ever seen or even heard of? (We
live a sheltered life, here in the boondocks, i.e., the Ozarks.)

Pretty case, has potential I think, but regulation is horrible (see horror
story below) and it badly needs voicing after that.

Meat of Message (pork, mostly):  Does anyone out there have a set of reg
specs for this piano or know where I could reasonable get them?

Horror story, the worst note: F5 blocking against the strings "chingank"
sort of sound. Found the lettoff button screwed to the top, no letoff at
all. "Who would do this," I ask, "and why?" Tried to set a letoff, but the
hammer failed to reset on every blow, i.e., dead note, no play. Hmmm ...

Further investigation finds the jack way too high, about 3 mm above the rep
window. No wonder someone who couldn't/didn't diagnose the problem correctly
messed with the letoff trying to get it to reset--I'm surprised he/she left
the front rail punchings in place! Adjusted jack height and all is well-or
at least the note plays, lets off, and resets. The only excuse I can give
our mystery tuner is that who the heck would expect a key regulation item to
be so far out of whack? And why would it? Given the piano's one-owner
history, it almost had to come from the factory or dealer this way.

Alan Barnard
Salem, MO

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