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Hi Barrie,
No I have not suggested a dehumidifier for the room. Thank you for that suggestion. That would certainly help the situation. I think she might even go for that.
Thanks again,
Rick Patten

Hi, I live in the Northwest USA myself. Namely, Vancouver Washington. I find that 90% of the techs I come into contact with will condem an Overdamper English made piano site unseen. This is not acceptable to me. My experience is that aside from the issues related to old brittle wood parts, the piano...

Yes, the broken hammer shank, as we call them in the USA, is repairable, and so are the dampers. I would suggest hiring a local tech to do the work because after the relatively easy repairs are completed the piano should then be regulated to be sure the damper action timing is correct for your piano...

I must confirm the reply that indicated that the tapes (we call them bridle straps in the USA) are probably to tight. The hammer rest rail moves clser to the strings with the pedal and the tapes must be set loose enouph to allow the rail to move to the point between 1/3 to 1/2 the hammer blow distan...

Thank you Barrie for your reply. I have used CA glue, ivory wafers, hide glue, marine epoxy, and standard carpenter glue. All of these have failed on this piano. I find it interesting that you mentioned the humidity issue. I have noticed that the air in the house felt damp and I have discussed that ...

Hello everyone. I would like to first introduce myself. My name is Rick Patten and I am a piano technician living in Washington State, USA. My main interest and income comes from piano rebuilding. My question for you all is the result of a continually reacuring problem I am having with one particula...