So I assumed you contacted the dealer, and the replaced the piano, right? Wim -----Original Message----- From: Terry Farrell <mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com> To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Sat, Feb 19, 2011 4:29 pm Subject: [pianotech] Bummer Long Bridge From: Terry Farrell <mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com> Date: February 19, 2011 10:06:38 AM EST To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Bummer Long Bridge Same piano as bummer bass bridge topic. Tenor end of treble/long bridge - cracks go well up into plain wire section...... In the picture below, not only is the bridge cracked at the pins, but you can see that the pin has migrated at least the diameter of the wire. And if you look closely, you can see the dark imprint in the bridge top of the original position of the wire on the left side of the wire - the pin and wire have moved a bit. The cracks diminish as you move up the long bridge, but are still present on the tenor bridge at least half was across where it underlies the bass strings. My only question here is whether the manufacturer is going to try to "fix" the piano for the owner, or replace. I thought this was interesting and thought it might be nice to share to show that these kinds of things can happen to new pianos and not just 100 year old pianos. Previously, I had been a bit wishy-washy when recommending to prospective new piano owners whether they should hire a piano tech to inspect a new piano before they buy it. I've always said that it was a good idea, but that I understood why many piano shoppers would elect to not do so and that they were probably reasonably safe. No more. I'll recommend inspections for new and used from now on! Yes, even if they buy a piano with a good warranty I suppose they are covered, but when they have to go for many months with a piano that won't stay in tune and then without a piano for a while, at some point you gotta ask why they even bought a piano! A thorough inspection by a good tech should avoid such a situation. Oh, and how did I first notice this? This was a long time client of mine who retired about a year ago and was looking forward to spending more time playing her 1948 Betsy Ross spinet. After noticing all her Beethoven and Chopin, etc. on her music desk, I asked her at what level did she play - and she responded advanced amateur. I asked whether she had trouble controlling the action and playing softly - she said yes. I told her she could spend many 100's of $$ regulating, etc. her ole' Betsy, or replace/upgrade. A few months later she called to tell me that she bought a new full sized upright and that it needed to be tuned. She said a tuner from the dealer tuned it two months prior to me coming out there and that she was surprised that it went out of tune so quickly. I told her that some new pianos don't see a lot of tuning at the factory and that it might take several frequent tunings before it became stable. So I start to listen to the piano. I immediately notice that most of the bass section is way flat (this was back in November - I think it was at least a full half-step flat - maybe more). So I think - wohaaa! somethin's fishy here. Cracked plate? Pinblock separation? Pull off bottom board - OOPS! - KNEE BOARD!!!!!!!! Okay, okay. Remove knee board and very quickly see the problem. Hope you enjoyed the show! Terry Farrell -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20110219/49558da4/attachment-0001.htm> -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/jpeg Size: 464458 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20110219/49558da4/attachment-0001.jpeg>
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