Dead Bass Strings

[Paul T Williams]

Wim

Lot's of stores will trade straight across, but the piano won't be 
better...could even be worse!  What I meant by pick out something better 
is that perhaps she can afford a bit more and didn't know what she was 
getting. I've worked with many stores in my career and one in Seattle even 
said they would give the same price she paid even years later if she moves 
up to something better! Then the store makes another sale and also gets to 
sell the old one again.  I agree that CA or epoxy can fix lots of woes, 
but we don't know if the bridge is rotten or not. That's all I was trying 
to say.
pw




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Paul
 
The dealership is not going to let her pick out another piano for the same 
price. If anything, they will make her pay for the moves, but they will be 
happy to have her pick out a more expensive piano, which she might be able 
to afford.

I wouldn't be too harsh on a Wulry spinet. Yes, they weren't the greatest 
instrument ever built, but for the price, they're not bad. 

Since she's already paid for the new bass strings, Joe's recommendation to 
put CA glue in the hole, and then insert the pins is probably the best way 
to anchor the pins. 
Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT
Piano Tuner/Technician
Honolulu, HI
Author of 
The Business of Piano Tuning
available from Potter Press
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From: Paul T Williams <pwilliams4 at unlnotes.unl.edu>
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Unless the store is willing to pay for the repair,  I'd tell the customer 
to trade it in for something better. Help him look at what else the store 
has to offer.  Anyway, you're in for a big repair.  Epoxy may help... or 
the bridge could just be shot. Were there lots of big splits down the 
bridge?  How was the treble bridge?  How old is the piano?  Wurlitzer 
spinets aren't worth much and a bic lighter may help the best! <G> 

Paul 



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Hello again, 
  
I recently went to do a tuning on a Wurlitzer spinet.  Both copper wound 
bass string at the break were "thuddy".  No sustain to the sound.  The 
lower strings were fine.  I decided to try changing the string to see if 
it would be better.  No dice.  Upon removal of the string however, I found 
the bass bridge pins to be so loose I could remove them with my fingers. 
What is the best repair for this?  The client just purchased this "used" 
piano from a dealer who is willing to trade back the piano and let them 
choose something else.   Thanks for the help! 
  
Steven 
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