<div>Hi Ed,</div> <div> </div> <div>No missing or replaced strings, ridges are not perfect, but certainly not chronically cracked.  Unisons aren't bad at all, especially considering that it's been three years since the last "tuning", but I can't say about the torque on the tuning pins as the client has yet to decide whether or not to get started with the many hundreds of dollars of work that would be required in order to get all of the notes working and the piano in tune, regardless of the pitch target determined. <br> <br> Alan Eder<br> <br> <br> -----Original Message-----<br> From: Ed Sutton <ed440@mindspring.com><br> To: Pianotech List <pianotech@ptg.org><br> Sent: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:18 pm<br> Subject: Re: pitch of old upright<br> <br> </div> <div id=AOLMsgPart_2_5421ac01-3538-45de-bfe3-6d0360b8952a> <div><FONT face=Arial size=2>Alan-</FONT></div> <div><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </div> <div><FONT face=Arial size=2>Any signs of trouble? Broken strings? Loose pins? Cracked bridges? Warped back frame?</FONT></div> <div><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </div> <div><FONT face=Arial size=2>Uprights with agraffes often tune very smoothly with no string rendering problems, because the string usually goes from the agraffe straight to the tuning pin with no bumps to drag over.</FONT></div> <div><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </div> <div><FONT face=Arial size=2>My 1892 Mathushek with agraffes has all original strings and is one of the easiest tuning pianos I've ever met, and is happy at 440 Hz.</FONT></div> <div><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </div> <div><FONT face=Arial size=2>Use an ETD for the pitch raise so you don't overdo it.</FONT></div> <div><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </div> <div><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ed Sutton</FONT></div> <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 style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=reggaepass@aol.com href="mailto:reggaepass@aol.com">reggaepass@aol.com</A> </div> <div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </div> <div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, October 12, 2008 7:40 AM</div> <div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> pitch of old upright</div> <div><br> </div> <WBR>List,<br> <br> A client has a Reed and Sons upright, made in Chicago in 1907.  It was last tuned three years ago, but is currently 20 to 45 cents flat.  Features include a full plate, agraffes throughout the tenor and treble, continuous brass hammer rail flange, and balance rail pins that start at the top of the keys and protrude UP into the balance rail .  Does anyone know what pitch this instrument is designed for?<br> <br> Thanks,<br> <br> Alan Eder <div class=aol_ad_footer id=MAILCIADA032-886548f1e23e2d2><FONT style="FONT: 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF; COLOR: black"> <HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px"> <br> McCain or Obama? Stay updated on coverage of the Presidential race while you browse - <A href="http://toolbar.aol.com/elections/download.html?ncid=emlweusdown00000002" target=_blank>Download Now!</A></FONT> </div> </BLOCKQUOTE></div> <div id='MAILCIADB011-88ac48f2aa5f1fe' class='aol_ad_footer'><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">McCain or Obama? Stay updated on coverage of the Presidential race while you browse - <A title="http://toolbar.aol.com/elections/download.html?ncid=emlweusdown00000001" href="http://toolbar.aol.com/elections/download.html?ncid=emlweusdown00000001" target="_blank">Download Now</A>!</FONT> </div>