Hi, Kathy,
On 6/10/2018 1:27 PM, Kathy Smith via Piano Technicians Guild wrote:
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> Yes, Jim is still nearby and I could check, but I seriously doubt he would recall the particulars, it was so long ago.
Understood...still, he might surprise you.
> Cecil Short, you???re thinking of, in Pomona. Long since passed, I???m afraid, but known here as one of the earliest proponents of felt string covers to protect grand piano strings from our pollution (much worse then, thank heavens) and salt air. When people noticed the lack of corrosion under the covers, an industry was born. Sorry, that???s off topic.
I'm not sure that anything would really be off-topic in re: many of the
folks from the Pomona Chapter in those days. Cecil was only one of many.
It was from him that I learned not only how to make non-accelerated
actions accelerated; but, more important professionally, was what I
learned from him about how to quickly and properly diagnose problems
with them. That time has paid substantial dividends for several decades
now. In any event, his constant striving to improve his own knowledge
and skill set continues to be a real example to the rest of us.
Kind regards.
Horace
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> Kathy
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> Hi, Kathy, All,
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> My memory of Jim doing this repair is that he was careful to use a silver solder with a lower melting point than he used on many/most other repairs. Since your memory of this is much newer than my own, if you have his contact information, it would be good to check with him.
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> Another person who used to do this kind of repair (a long time ago now) was Charles (?....Isaac will know) Short who was a long time member of the Pomona chapter who did (and taught) a number of things to various folks over the years.
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> Hope that this is of some help.
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> Kind regards.
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> Horace
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Hi, Horace,
Yes, Jim is still nearby and I could check, but I seriously doubt he would recall the particulars, it was so long ago.
Cecil Short, you’re thinking of, in Pomona. Long since passed, I’m afraid, but known here as one of the earliest proponents of felt string covers to protect grand piano strings from our pollution (much worse then, thank heavens) and salt air. When people noticed the lack of corrosion under the covers, an industry was born. Sorry, that’s off topic.
Kathy