[pianotech] Gulbransen Spinet Pedal

Rob McCall rob at mccallpiano.com
Thu Apr 29 18:39:18 MDT 2010


I did ask her if it felt the same. She said she felt the same  
resistance, it just doesn't work.

Rob

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On Apr 29, 2010, at 17:29, Qshooterq at aol.com wrote:

> Rob,  She if she said it stopped working, then I wouldn't expect it  
> to be broken in half. She would have said something like "it fell on  
> the floor."  You should be prepared for the possibility that the  
> screws have pulled out of the bottom board. There are other  
> possibilities, of course.
>
>
> In a message dated 4/29/10 3:57:33 PM, rob at mccallpiano.com writes:
>
>> Greetings,
>>
>> I have an appointment tomorrow for my first Gulbransen spinet.  It  
>> hasn't been tuned in 7 years.  The lady, who says she's had this  
>> same piano for 50 years, said that during the last week the  
>> "legato" pedal just stopped working.  Looking through the archives,  
>> I find that this piano made the "bottom" 10 list, and I read a few  
>> things about broken pedals.
>>
>> Are broken pedals a common thing for this piano?  Is there any  
>> consensus (yeah, right...) :-)  on the method to repair it if it is  
>> broken?  I don't have any more info than that until I get to the  
>> appointment tomorrow.  I just wanted to be as prepared as I can for  
>> this "fine" instrument...
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Rob McCall
>>
>> McCall Piano Service, LLC
>> www.mccallpiano.com
>> Murrieta, CA
>> 951-698-1875
>>
>
>
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