I used to have one of these in the 70's that I played and maintained. It was common practice to brush on a thick nail polish instead of solder if you needed just a little. Fenton ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Cole" <tcole at cruzio.com> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 12:27 PM Subject: Re: Wurly electric tines > There are some sources for the tines, not cheap but probably the only way > to solve the problem. Tuning is a bit touchy, especially in the treble. > Add or remove solder to get it close if it's way off, and then tighten or > loosen the fixing screw for the fine tuning. You might want to experiment > with moving the tine and then tightening the screw first to see what your > adjustment range is. > > If it needs any regulation, check for tightness in the centers, especially > in Hawaii. Go to: http://www.alphabeck.co.uk/hoep/wurlymanual.html for the > service manual. > > Willem Blees wrote: >> A customer said he had a "rare" piano, with string and electronic >> components. Since I had heard of piano/organ combos, I thought it might >> be worth my while to investigate. When I got there it was nothing but an >> old Wurly electronic piano. But if some of you have worked on these >> things, maybe you can be of some help. The tines of C#4, D#4 and F5 are >> broken. Where I could find those? >> >> Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT >> Piano Tuner/Technician >> Honolulu, HI >> 808-349-2943 >> www.bleespiano.com >> Author of >> The Business of Piano Tuning >> available from Potter Press >> www.pianotuning.com >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Get the MapQuest Toolbar >> <http://mapquest.com/toolbar?ncid=mpqmap00050000000010>. Directions, >> Traffic, Gas Prices & More! > >
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