Yamaha had a run of pianos that had pinblocks contaminated with hydraulic fluid from the factory. If this is one of those pianos, Yamaha may replace the piano at no cost. Worth checking into...<br><br>Ryan<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 8:24 PM, Michael Magness <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ifixpiano@gmail.com">ifixpiano@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div>I was called to tune this Yamaha GA1 today the lower half of the bass section tuning pins were very loose, the upper half a little better, lower tenor barely holding, as I moved up the scale from there it got noticebly tighter. It appeared to have been CA'd but not too well or whoever did it started at the treble & ran out by the time he/she got to the bass.</div>
<div>The customer bought it used from a piano "restorer" in Rockford, ILL The piano hadn't been tuned in about a year & moved about 170 miles to it's present location. The customer has a dedicated humidity system that keeps the home humidified to at LEAST 35% today it was 43%, but the piano was roughly 30 to 55c flat bass being the flattest & a few in the very high treble being less than 5c flat. </div>
<div>The customer raised the question, when I told/showed him the loose tuning pins, if the "restorer" had ever tuned the piano to pitch, I replied it was a good question to which I had no answer.</div>
<div>Advice?</div>
<div>Comments?</div>
<div>Anyone ever heard of this in a Yamaha or in this model Yamaha?</div>
<div>Any help appreciated, will call Yamaha after the holidays,</div>
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<div>Mike <br clear="all"><font color="#888888"><br>-- <br> <br><span>I think we are a product of all our experiences.</span> <br><span><a href="http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/s/sanfordiw283095.html" target="_blank">Sanford I. Weill</a></span> <br>
<br>Michael Magness<br>Magness Piano Service<br><a href="tel:608-786-4404" value="+16087864404" target="_blank">608-786-4404</a><br><a href="http://www.ifixpianos.com/" target="_blank">www.IFixPianos.com</a><br>email <a href="mailto:mike@ifixpianos.com" target="_blank">mike@ifixpianos.com</a><br>
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</blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Ryan Sowers, RPT<br>Puget Sound Chapter<br>Olympia, WA<br><a href="http://www.pianova.net">www.pianova.net</a><br>