[pianotech] queston about a piano

[JWyatt1492 at aol.com]

Hello Marshall,
 
 
    In the  70s Aeolian  built a 88 and a  64 note  " Melodigrand " Sp. 
They took the 88 note raised the entire keyboard appx 6 to 8 in. and 
called it  Melodipro.
This made it a  "stand-up " (to play) piano for stage  use.  This was done 
by lengthening the lifter wires. It was also built to accommodate  
electronic 
 pick-ups. There was a problem in the (drop action) lifter wires  being to 
weak. 
 
   I was at the factory one day and  Bob  Hoyman ask me to look at this 
problem.   I recommended a stiffer wire as would be the  cheapest way 
to go.  Another way was to install a guide rail ( like a  Grand damper rail)
in at mid point of the wire. This was at a time that Luke Borger  was in 
charge of the Memphis plant. So god knows what happen. Some of these
pianos were two string unison . 
     If your piano is one of these it will present no  problem in tuning.
 Other than this piano was their standard  "575 scale" and this  gave 
tuning problems in the high tenor.
 
Hope this helps,
 
Jack Wyatt
Dallas Chapter  
       
 
 
 
 
 
In a message dated 3/27/2011 7:13:24 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
pianotune05 at hotmail.com writes:

Hi Everyone,
I'm goning to  tune a Aeolian Melodi Pro.  I'm told it has a helpinstill 
pick ups.   I wanted to know is there a technique in removing that before 
tuning?   Someone sent me an e-mail a while ago, but I cannot locate it. So I 
wanted to  know if you could give me the heads up again.  

Another piano I  encountered yesterday-I went to tune a piano yesterday and 
found out it was a  duoart.  Taking off the top wasn't a problem but to get 
into the bass  area to tune it one would have to remove the player.  It has 
these thin  metal brackets that screw onto the piano which I figured I 
would remove the  screws, but it's connected to what looks like a pipe or hose 
going into it,  kind of reminds me of some of the pars under the hood of a 
car. the pipe  looking thing is gat and come out of the bottom left of this 
big black part of  the player onthe bass side.  so is there a knack for 
removing this?   Should I jsut refer them to a tech. who works on players?   thanks
Marshall


Marshall Gisondi Piano  Technician
Marshall's Piano  Service
pianotune05 at hotmail.com
215-510-9400
_www.phillytuner.com_ (http://www.phillytuner.com/)   
Graduate of The School of Piano Technology for  the Blind 
_www.pianotuningschool.org_ (http://www.pianotuningschool.org/)  Vancouver,  WA






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