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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap: break-word;-webkit-nbsp-mode: space;-webkit-line-break: after-white-space'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#215868'>This maybe a stupid question but, if it was a new piano and had these problems, why was the dealer not involved?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#215868'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#215868'>dp<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#215868'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Al Guecia/Allied PianoCraft<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, March 05, 2011 8:04 AM<br><b>To:</b> pianotech@ptg.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [pianotech] Hardman grand pianos<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Yes, the jack pinning. I have a customer who didn't want to bite the bullet and have me take care of all the tight bushings. After 3 years of fixing the notes that wouldn't repeat when I tuned the piano, I finally got them all fixed. Some times I just can't figure that kind of thinking. They think because they bought a new piano, there is no way it could need all that work. In the end, it cost her a lot more and she suffered with problems for 3 years.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>Al -<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>High Point, NC<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Mar 4, 2011, at 10:14 PM, J Patrick Draine wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Experience with a few of them, yes. Tight balance rail holes (needs reaming, easing won't do), tight flange bushings: seizing dampers levers, jacks, wippen flanges, etc. Probably plating coming off the center pins causing it, but I'm not sure about that. A bit of inconsistent tuning pin torque, but they generally sound pretty good (quite bright).<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Considerably more "extra work" than the naive new owner is ready to hear about.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Patrick<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Fri, Mar 4, 2011 at 4:29 PM, CHARLES BECKER <<a href="mailto:cbeckercpt@verizon.net">cbeckercpt@verizon.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Do any of you have any experience with new Hardman grand pianos? Pros, cons?</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>thanks in advance</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>chuck becker</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>