[pianotech] Kranich & Bach Grand Piano Action

[John Nisbet]

Dear Randy,

Thank you very much for your message. I would be interested in learning about the K&B action. The piano is located at a seminary, and having just come on the scene, with my very good piano technician, I have found out that the seminary spent a lot of money "fixing" this piano, which seems on analysis by my technician to be the cause of the actions' demise. 

The goal at this point, is to get the piano playable, and auction it off so that the school can recoup some of the money that it spent "fixing" it. My technician has it playing now, which is a great improvement. But it will never play with all the power it should, as a result of bizarre modifications that were done to the action. We are thinking of auctioning it off, in playing condition, or would consider keeping it with a better action. Perhaps your group might consider the sale of the action to us along more 'charitable' lines...

Thanks again, and I look forward to hearing from you,

Sincerely,

John Nisbet
Instructor in Music History
Holy Apostles College and Seminary
Cromwell, CT
http://www.holyapostles.edu/

    
 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: PIANO2NR at aol.com 
  To: pianotech at ptg.org 
  Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2008 10:48 PM
  Subject: Re: [pianotech] Kranich & Bach Grand Piano Action


  The Pittsburgh Chapter has a K&B grand which was donated to us during our project to send pianos to the New Orleans area to replace ones destroyed during Katrina.  It needed more than we could do at the time.  We did send 25 pianos but this one remains.  All the threads that secure the springs in the action need replaced plus some other things which I can't remember.  We will be having our monthly meeting on Jan. 6th and I could see if there is an interest of the members to make the action available to you.  If you are interested in having me check it out further, you can email me privately.

  Randy Mangus, RPT


  In a message dated 12/28/2008 9:44:36 P.M. US Eastern Standard Time, oberlingerusa at email.msn.com writes:
    I am looking for a used Kranich & Bach grand piano action to replace an action in a Kranich & Bach grand from the 1920's. The piano is in fine shape, except the action that is currently installed is in bad shape and, may not even be an original Kranich & Bach action. I'd be interested in thoughts on other used actions that would work in the piano as well.                      

    Many thanks,

    John





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