<br><br> <div><span class="gmail_quote">On 9/6/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Farrell</b> <<a href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com</a>> wrote:</span> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"> <div bgcolor="#ffffff"> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Barbara, does the piano sound like a - well, er, ah - like a KG-2 typically sounds? No worse? My guess is that it does not necessitate action. I might mark the extent and size of the cracks and monitor things over time - see if cracks are lengthening and/or getting wider. </font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">If someone were considering purchasing the piano with this situation, I might suggest it cause for some level of concern, but if the owner is going to keep it, then just monitor. If you think there is a loss of piano tone - volume, sustain, etc., then perhaps filling the crack with thin epoxy could be warranted. </font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Terry Farrell</font></div> <div><span class="e" id="q_114dca17781e46ee_1"> <blockquote dir="ltr" style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <div style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">I just serviced a 15 year old KG-2.  While I was underneath the piano taking care of noisy trapwork, I noticed a crack all the way around the rim.  It looks like it is between the inner(?) and outer(?) rim.  In some places I could easy insert my feeler gauge 1" or more.  Unfortunately, I had left my camera in my shop, but the piano's owner let me use her camera phone to take pictures.  Sorry about the picture quality--hope you can see.   I would like opinions--is the piano in trouble?   Should it be fixed?  How? </font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Thanks,</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Barbara Richmond, RPT</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">near Peoria, Illinois</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div></blockquote></span></div></div></blockquote></div> <div>Hi Barbara, </div> <div>I was the tech for the local Kawai dealer for about 20 years these cracks are fairly common due to the difference in manufacturing process of the asian companies. The inner rim is made seperately from the outer rim and the 2 are later mated together. There is what appears to be either a filler or glue between them that seems to allow them to seperate somewhat. </div> <div>I have seen similar seperations on most asian grands perhaps not as extensive as this one but I don't believe it will cause any problems in tone, tuning or playability. Noting the width and depth of it at key points with the date and monitering it for any significant change would be a good idea. I doubt it will deepen to the point of completely seperating but I never say never.<grin> </div> <div> </div> <div>Mike<br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Never become so much of an expert that you stop gaining expertise. View life as a continuous learning experience. <br>- Denis Waitley<br><br><br>Michael Magness<br>Magness Piano Service <br>608-786-4404<br><a href="http://www.IFixPianos.com">www.IFixPianos.com</a><br>email <a href="mailto:mike@ifixpianos.com">mike@ifixpianos.com</a> </div>