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PTSIZE=10><span =
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Arial'>I’ve encountered the same problem on a small Samick =
w/PianoDisc. I think
I repined every jack and hammer center on that piano, and I got Samick =
to pay
for it. The customer lives 60 miles away and I think has fallen on hard =
times.
So I haven’t seen the piano for about 4 years. Not sure if it is =
experiencing
any more stickiness or not.<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> =
pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
[mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On =
Behalf
Of </span></b>Piannaman@aol.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, April 01, =
2004
9:48 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> pianotech@ptg.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> contamination =
problems</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>List, <br>
<br>
My piano's been playing funny lately, ever since I put teflon powder on =
the
backchecks... <br>
<br>
April Fool's! <br>
<br>
But seriously, I have been dealing with graphite contamination in center =
pins
lately. I've been "tuning" for a client for a year or =
so, but
tuning is only a small part of my half-day visits. Most of the
appointment time is spent repinning flanges in this new fairly Samick =
150 grand
with PianoDisc. To date, I've probably repinned 50 assorted
whippen(sp.:-), hammer, jack, and balancier centers, and even one damper
flange(frozen solid, hanging damper). <br>
<br>
The upside is that I've gotten really fast and efficient at doing this.
The downside is getting phone calls the day before my big party,
complaining of "sticky notes," and the associated =
emergency
appointment at 8:00 on Saturday morning. <br>
<br>
A few days ago, I got a call from a dealer I contract for. He =
complained
of sluggishness in a Seiler 180 grand. I figured that it just =
needed key
easing, as have several of the ones I've worked on. Instead, I =
found that
the keys were fine for the most part, but the hammer centers on many of =
the
notes, particularly in the middle of the piano, were really tight. =
I
found graphite on the pins that I replaced. I fear that this piano =
with
Renner action will go the way of the Samick. Interestingly, =
though, only
the hammer centers in the Seiler are binding. I'm hoping that the =
whippen
and damper centers are free of the gunk, but I'm not holding my breath. =
<br>
<br>
I know I should do a blanket replacement of all pins, but it's up to the =
owners
to figure out how to pay for it. <br>
<br>
Similar experiences, recommendations or suggestions are welcome <br>
<br>
Dave Stahl</span></font><font color=black><span =
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