On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 2:53 PM, Marshall Gisondi <pianotune05 at hotmail.com>wrote: > Hi Everyone, > I worked on and tuned an Emerson piano today, a console with a lyre, I'm > not lyer ing? lol the soft pedal and sustain I had to adjust but therei's a > middle pedal and rod but it doesn't connect to anything at all. I checked > everywhere for a lever connecting with the pedal, nothing. So what are your > thoughts on this mystry pedal? > > Also, she likes the piano but it needs action work i.e. refurbishing dry > parts, needs new strings especially in the bass. Pins seem reasonable > however. It had this zing sound when I played e flat 3 and e 3 which I'm > guessing could have been the small crack in the soundboard, but when I moved > the piano back against the wall, it went away. That's my second mystry. > > So is this piano worth her putting the over 1 to 2k of work into? It';s an > old piano. Oh and she used this "Howard finish resore or HOward restor > finish, a name something like this. does anyone know about this, and does it > have sylicone. I asked if she could read the ingredients but we couldn't > find it listed. So I want to make sure it's still safe for her to use. > Thanks > Marshall > > > Marshall Gisondi Piano Technician > Marshall's Piano Service > *pianotune05 at hotmail.com* > 215-510-9400 > *www.phillytuner.com * > Graduate of The School of Piano Technology for the Blind > www.pianotuningschool.org Vancouver, WA > > > > > > > It sounds like a "Betsy Ross" furniture style piano, usually the middle pedal is a bass only sustain. They are kind of a pain to work on due to the lyre, having to remove it to access the kickboard & what's behind it, the pedals are frequently more convoluted than necessary to accomodate the lyre. I have 3 I work on all different brands, one is a Winter spinet w/an Aluminum plate. When I last worked on it, I told her it was probably worth more as aluminum salvage than as a piano! IMHO action work is fine, if the customer likes the instrument but refinishing? These pianos are not highly desirable, sale wise that's all I'll say about that. Mike -- I think we are a product of all our experiences. Sanford I. Weill<http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/s/sanfordiw283095.html> Michael Magness Magness Piano Service 608-786-4404 www.IFixPianos.com <http://www.ifixpianos.com/> email mike at ifixpianos.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20110525/4d17d5b0/attachment.htm>
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