[pianotech] Cracks in soundboard

JWyatt1492 at aol.com JWyatt1492 at aol.com
Sat Nov 29 15:00:30 PST 2008


Hello Geoff,
 
    Brand name,  brand name  and exact size.
Potential  is important here and also if the
plate can be removed  without losing the
wires. Some can.
 
Regards,
 
Jack Wyatt
Dallas
 
 
In a message dated 11/29/2008 2:43:52 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
thetuner at ivories52.com writes:

Greetings All  --
 
I recently  serviced an old, (1909), b grand piano that had been sort of 
rebuilt 20  or 30 years ago. New strings, pinblock, pins, that kind of thing. I 
had to  pound the pins in a bit to get them to hold so now the piano is in tune 
and  sounds pretty decent. However, the soundboard is FULL of cracks, and it 
buzzes  like CRAZY. Fortunately the owner keeps the lid completely closed, 
including  over the music desk, and covered with pictures and knick-knacks so 
these  buzzes are, for the most part, not a day to day problem. My fantasy is that 
 there is some kind of filler material, like a glue or a putty, that I can 
fill  these cracks with from the underside, so my first question here is to that 
 end. This is a beautiful natural wood piano but the customer is aware  that 
the cost of possibly restringing, again, in order to repair the  soundboard is 
not a cost effective option. Especially since it does not get  played that 
much. The customer is also entertaining the idea of selling  it just to get 
something smaller. What are my options  here?
 
--  Geoff
 

•  Geoff Sykes, RPT
•  626-799-7545
• _www.ivories52.com_ (http://www.ivories52.com/)   

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