Estonia 6'3" grand

[Bob Hull]

Hi Rich,

This Estonia is 6'3".  The serial no. I guess if it it
is the number in the decal area and on the right end
of the keyframe is 5261.   
So what year would that make it manufactured in?
Other points of interest: The front rail keyframe
glides are in the keybed and are regulated so high
that the front rail is off of the keybed by 1/8 to
3/32".  The balance rail glides (in the keyframe)look
like they have it sitting high as well.  Was this from
the factory?  I doubt anyone else did that and I know
pretty well who has tuned this besides me.  

I am interested in studying this piano to see what can
be done to improve it.  Haven't checked
downbearing/crown issues yet.  sI have wondered about
warranty possibilities.  It is awful and I'm not just
being picky.

Bob Hull
--- VOCE88 at aol.com wrote:

>  
> In a message dated 4/16/2008 12:52:57 AM Eastern
> Daylight Time, 
> hullfam5 at yahoo.com writes:
> 
> I have a customer with an Estonia of this size that
> I
> tune regularly. Nothing unusual other than it is the
> worst sounding fairly new piano I have ever
> encountered.  
> 
> Terrible noise in the capo section.  Awful sustain.
> wonder if the string couplers would help reduce the
> noise without sucking sound.  I currently have woven
> action cloth near the capo to cut down the noise but
> it makes a dent in the power of the piano.  
> 
> The only sliding I would like to see is this one off
> a
> cliff.  
> 
> Bob Hull
> 
> Bob,
>  
> This is clearly the worst reaction to a newer
> Estonia that I have ever heard. 
> What is the serial number? What is the size? 
>  
> If it is older than 10 years old, I can say that
> some of these issues were a 
> concern, but that was also a different beast
> entirely than what is put out 
> since then. 
>  
> Rich Galassini
> Cunningham Piano Co.
> (800) 394-1117
> 
> 
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