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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I rebuilt/reconditioned one early on in =
my
technicianhood and found it to be about what you'd expect from an entry
level 30's >5' grand. I've seen that classic W pattern in the =
lowest
treble tuning pins on quite a few other brands since. This =
particular piano
case was in very nice shape, so I restrung it (I wish I had known at =
that time
about rescaling), made a few mistakes, a little money (not enough), =
and
she's still taking lessons on it. In actuality, yours could be =
anything
from junk to golden. If the hammers are passable and the pins =
aren't too
loose, tune it as best you can, see if you can determine if you can =
improve the
regulation without replacing lots of stuff, and recommend accordingly. =
Good
luck.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ken Jankura RPT</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Fayetteville, PA</FONT></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=ssclabr8@flash.net href="mailto:ssclabr8@flash.net">SUSAN =
P
SWEARINGEN</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> Thursday, June 06, 2002 =
8:04
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Cunningham?</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Everyone,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I just got a call to come over and =
tune/inspect a
Cunningham baby grand. I'm relatively new to the business and =
haven't
run across this name before. The owner got it from someone free =
of
charge. I asked her how it sounded and she said she wasn't sure =
because
she was tone deaf (this should be a real fun visit!)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>She did say it looked very old and =
she knew that
it hadn't been tuned in years. Anybody heard of this make? =
Anything I should watch out for?</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>Corte
Swearingen</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>