Some of you may very well be in tune to the characteristics of hyde glue. I was not aware of the some of the subtle types presented. You too might get answers to your general questions by watching this whole presentation. This guy really knows his ...
I did several of these. I found fish glue worked very well. Good idea to rub powdered teflon into the bearing surface of the leather before gluing it in. Regards, Fred Sturm fssturm@gmail.com "One's real life is so often the life that one does ...
Hi Alan- It's been several years but I'm pretty sure I used a simple hot glue gun. Those sticks dry very quickly with no special clamps needed necessarily. They don't absorb into the leather much either. There might be a better method but that ...
Hi Alan, I just did this a couple weeks ago. Much like the discussion on keytops, I found tape was all the clamping I needed to make it secure. https://my.ptg.org/communities/community-home/digestviewer/viewthread?GroupId=43&MID=657588 ------------------------------ ...
Greetings, A recent thread about gluing on keytops mentioned that if Roo glue is used, there is no need for clamping. We are replacing the leather on fallboards of older Yamahas where the spring attached to a key block interfaces with it (using Ecsaine) ...
I have found a roommate. ------------------------------ Roger Domeny, RPT Domeny's Piano Service Colton, CA http://www.domenyspianoservice.com roger@domenyspianoservice.com (909) 824-2561 ------------------------------
Hi John, So in using this method you must be cutting/filing/or doing whatever to remove the connecting tabs from the keys in each octave prior as the keytops could not be glued in place with them? Deb Debra Legg www.debraleggpiano.com ...
Actualy, if I was replacing keytops on one of these, I would make every effort to get it done with the keys in the piano. With Roo Glue you don't need to clamp. Hopefully most of the originals are still in place and can be used as guides (Don't remove ...
Here is a thread about opening an N2 https://my.ptg.org/communities/community-home/digestviewer/viewthread?GroupId=49&MessageKey=df9a8109-c8c5-453a-b6f5-7c2b822beba8&CommunityKey=76c8d8e5-6fa1-4522-9fa9-006ff252729b&tab=digestviewer The thread has ...
Condemn the piano and refuse the job. Black mold is very dangerous to be around or to even touch it because the spores will get into the air. Disturbing it can cause you and the customer respiratory issues Consult with a mold remediation company who should ...
Does this mean that the glue line in this process is relatively thick (as glue joints go), and remains relatively flexible? Is this the idea? Just curious since it seems relatively counter-intuitive. Peter Grey Piano Doctor ------------------------------ ...
David, all good advice! With 30+ years in the key restoration business, I've only clamped ivory. PVC-E and Roo only need initial, brief, light finger pressure. Deb Debra Legg www.debraleggpiano.com 5 Tarr's Lane WEST Rockport, MA 01966 ...
As to clamping, I've done dozens of sets of tops using PVC-E or similar, and never clamped any of them. Depends on what the glue needs. I was asked to add weight to the action of an N2 hybrid. I presumed it would come out like any grand action. ...
My Wife and I also enjoyed "Tuner", it was a lot of fun. I can also recommend another piano-centric film, "Piano to Zanskar". Not a heist flick, but rather an ultimate piano moving expedition. Here is a trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37VkJSdmvSE ...
Just looked back for a pic. Doesn't show the fixture but you can see how they're taped. This pic was captioned..."my Saturday morning" (four sets!) Debra Legg www.debraleggpiano.com 5 Tarr's Lane WEST Rockport, MA 01966 978-546-8428
I wouldn't consider the tape as much a clamp as a method to keep the top from shifting. Just align and place the top and gently push down along the length. Then apply the tape and set aside. I have 104 short lengths of tape stuck to the edge of and surface ...
Thanks to both of you. Debra, you're saying that the tape is adequate clamping? That will simplify things. The big issue is successfully pulling and disassembling the action. At least as complicated as pulling an old player stack as a preliminary. And ...
It's my experience that the only permanent fix is to repin a half size larger and fit the felt to the center pin with the Maninno broaches. I usually put an ink pen dot by the ones I've worked on. Best Wishes! Gene Taets, R.P.T. Sent from my iPh ...
I just did a set yesterday and have been doing keytop recovering for over 30 years. I use spring clamps and a 3/16”x1 1/8”x6” strip of wood or masonite as a clamp. You’ll also need something to gauge the overhang of the front. I use the spring clamp that ...
I do Yamaha warranty keytops all the time. I made a fixture that the front of the key rests against and keeps it correctly spaced out for the keytop lip overhang. I use strips of blue painter's tape over the freshly glued top. The first across the top ...
Next week I will be replacing an entire set of key tops on a Yamaha hybrid N3. I'm planning on using Roo Glue and am wondering if there's a simple system for clamping groups at a time. I'm trying to come up with something not too elaborate as I'm not ...
When you're cranking out 200 pianos a day (I've been told this was the general production rate back in the day), something's bound to go wrong. I have reason to believe that Don M. got to the bottom of it, as Mark D. explained. Peter Grey Piano ...
Recently a referred customer asked me to clean the interior of an upright and ultimately tune the piano. Needless to say, I was quite perplexed to discover what needed to be cleaned was black mold. Any suggestions on how and what to chemically clean it ...
Hi there! I am looking for a roomshare as well. If you are interested and still have room, let me know! I just sent you a text as well. ------------------------------ Eva Oakes Bethlehem PA (908) 798-1321 ------------------------------
I worked on 2000 Samick SIG-50 that had probably the worst case of tight center pins I've ever seen -- half the keys didn't play at all, some of the hammers flange centers were so tight that hammers wouldn't even fall back to rest. Somebody had previously ...
Examine the cut ends of the pins. If they are yellow you may also have a plating issue. Poor quality or contaminated felt could also be a factor. ------------------------------ Parker Leigh RPT Winchester VA (540) 722-3865 ----------------------- ...
It's not plating but rather improper installation of the cloth bushings. Repinning with careful reaming and most importantly vigorous burnishing will stabilize the bushing and permenantly cure the problem. Please search out Don Mannino's comments on ...
The ink on standard Sharpies is soluable in alcohol. If the alcohol doesn't damage the finish (it will dissolve shellac finishes) it should remove the ink easily. Proceed carefully. ------------------------------ Blaine Hebert RPT Duarte CA (626) ...
While I have worked with Samick pianos with center pin issues I have never actually seen pins with plating issues. I would greatly appreciate it if anyone who has repinned any of these would actually save and send me some of the pins for microscopic ...
I have sourced this part, in two variations perhaps, from Samick. It strikes me one of them served well as a crossover to Young Chang or Yamaha. ------------------------------ Floyd Gadd RPT Regina SK (306) 502-9103 ------------------------------
Hi there! I have a 2 double room booked at the Hyatt tues-sun and I am looking for a roommate. Text or call if interested! 530.386.7216 ------------------------------ Frances Hamilton Sierraville CA (530) 386-7216 ---------------------- ...
Remove action and trapwork. Spray bottom board and inner sides with mold armor or similar non-bleaching mold preventitive product. Let sit for three days. Wipe off with Lysol wipes. Wipe clean with clean cloth. Not a small job. Use protective gloves, ...
I can't speak to how it would affect the lacquer, but on some surfaces sharpie can be removed by coloring over it with a dry erase marker, letting that dry and then wiping it off. When you take off the dry erase marker it takes the sharpie with it. But ...
Was the bracket bent, blocking screw access? I learned a tip from Mario Igrec that he said was used in the Bosendorfer factory- Mix powdered teflon with Protek or Prolube (dubbed “milk” at the factory.) I find it very good at quieting all pedal rod bushings, ...
Working on a 2002 Indonesian Samick grand with sluggish jack flanges. Was this year/make one that had the Center pin issues with the plating flaking and causing this? I can never remember what years and makes were part of this problem. Thanks. ...
Recently a referred customer asked me to clean the interior of an upright and ultimately tune the piano. Needless to say, I was quite perplexed to discover what needed to be cleaned was black mold. Any suggestions on how and what to chemically clean ...
0000 steel wool and water. You'll have to set aside enough time to deal with the entire lid. Go with the grain using light pressure all the way to the end of the lid and be careful not to cut through the finish. ------------------------------ ...
I usually use very fine pumice powder with a large wetted foam sponge to rub out a satin finish like this. I'll bet that would easily take off these marks. I doubt mineral spirits/benzene will remove them, but you could try. Don't use anything stronger ...
Hi gang, I recently found that someone used the piano lid as a writing surface to make some sort of musical notation. Writing on a piece of paper with a sharpie, which bled through the paper. Any ideas about how to clean this up? It's a lacquer finish. ...
In a previous life I taught college biology. A research paper I came across was about a new way to date DNA changes in animals to predict their life spans. Many different animals were put onto a chart that precicted their natural life spans (mice, one ...
That's what I tell my customers. A piano's life span is basically the same as people. Most last 70 - 90 years, some die at a younger age, and some can live as long as 110. But the older they get, the more "help" they need, even to the point of replacing ...
I had something like that on a YC studio. It also had squeaking dampers. The easiest way to solve the problem was to remove the damper lifter rod and lube it, but when I tried to unscrew one of the hangers, they were impossible to unscrew. I didn't have ...
Once a piano goes past 40 years old ANYTHING can (and likely will) happen. Owners need to know that their precious century old piano is well into its 3rd lifetime. It was never designed or intended to go that far. Peter Grey Piano Doctor ------------------------------ ...
On a slightly different note, on a 1985 Yamaha P22 I attempted to remove the damper lifter rod so as to lube it for squeak. Unfortunately the round portion that enclosed the "pin" overhang the two Philips head screws that hold each one on so much that ...
My sympathies go out to you on your five broken bass strings. I have (thankfully) not had to replace a bass string in quite a while, though I do carry a full set of universals at all times. I now "generously" drop pitch on any piano that I even suspect ...
Been there, done that. Hundreds of times. Best, Peter please disregard any Siri errors Sent from my iPhone
Are you telling me Unleashed was not about a blind piano tuner and his daughter befriending a fighter? ------------------------------ Larry Messerly, RPT Bringing Harmony to Homes www.lacrossepianotuning.com ljmesserly@gmail.com 928-899-7292 ------ ...
The piano that suffered 5 broken bass strings was built in the 1880s. I rarely lube strings, although sometimes I lower the pitch a bit before trying to raise it. I consider it a stress test on the piano. Breaking strings are generally a sign of age, ...
Let's not forget that this is not a true representation of pianos, piano technology, piano tuning, piano brands, nor is it a true representation of safe cracking. It's a movie that pulled some ideas from a lot of places to bring together a very well done ...
I saw a funny Australian movie a few years back about a love-sick piano tuner. I don’t recall its name but I remember one scene where he drives to his customer’s house, gets out of his car, goes to the trunk to fetch a pair of dark sunglasses and a cane ...