On 4/16/09, Ryan Sowers <tunerryan at gmail.com> wrote: > Oh wise list, > > I remember Jack Wyatt listing off a bunch of piano brands that are notorious > for breaking plates. It would be great to compile a master list of these > pianos and have them published for the benefit of posterity. > > Let the list begin! What brands should we watch out for? > I missed that list, but two of the three cracked-strut-and-declined-to-tune pianos I've run across were '60's Baldwin 243s. Both tipped me off by wippen rubbing. (the third was a square) -- Conrad Hoffsommer, RPT - Keyboard Technician Luther College, 700 College Dr., Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045 1-(563)-387-1204 // Fax 1-(563)-387-1076
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