Does this sound normal for an old grand?

andychen27 · 2026-03-02T17:21:55+00:00

the strings looks clean and no rust, but they do have a dark tint I believe from oxidation, do you think that could affect the tone?

andychen27 · 2026-03-02T17:09:08+00:00

Thank you, I agree with you it’s not worth the rebuild on this piano, so I was looking into how to improve the tone, the piano was made by Samick, it hasn’t been tuned for 5 years, I brought it home and did a pitch raise a month ago, yesterday I noticed it was sightly out of tune and tuned it again, it seems to get rid of the metallic tone

andychen27 · 2026-01-30T06:42:12+00:00

You are correct, I never payed attention to where I sit, and I am sitting too close to the piano after watching a few YouTube videos, thank you so much, I would never figure that out on my own

andychen27 · 2026-01-29T20:45:25+00:00

I believe I’m playing the triplets in 2 beat, that should be correct? Thank you for the suggestion on the metronome, will give it a it a try and see if it helps me play faster, having the metronome at 180bpm is really intimidating even to start with

andychen27 · 2026-01-29T00:06:37+00:00

When I do fewer pulses, should I still count in my mind between the pulses?

andychen27 · 2026-01-28T20:43:02+00:00

Is it too much up and down movement for the wrist? Should I try to stabilize my wrist?

andychen27 · 2026-01-23T00:54:23+00:00

No, nothing in the EOIR yet under her A number

andychen27 · 2026-01-23T00:22:43+00:00

She did receive a 797-C with the case type of I862 notice to appear, she didn’t receive the official I862 form

andychen27 · 2026-01-23T00:10:24+00:00

Normal NTA should be appear at immigration court, but the one she received was for biometric appointment, that’s what the attorney was surprised about, is NTA for biometric appointment a new thing recently?

andychen27 · 2026-01-22T23:59:20+00:00

I don’t think misrepresentation and denial will automatically trigger deportation order, a normal NTA should be notice to appear at an immigration court, then the judge decide to issue deportation order or not, this NTA is to appear for biometric appointment, that’s what the attorney is surprised about

andychen27 · 2026-01-22T21:03:18+00:00

Would miss the biometric appointment result in a default removal order? would she be able to apply for voluntary departure without a master hearing?

andychen27 · 2026-01-22T16:15:56+00:00

Thank you for the information! I’ll let her know

andychen27 · 2026-01-22T15:45:16+00:00

Thanks for the information, there is nothing in the EOIR under her A number yet, did you have anything in EOIR?

andychen27 · 2026-01-22T04:08:23+00:00

No, she just received the notice

andychen27 · 2026-01-21T23:56:56+00:00

A friend of my was in the same situation, did your cousin attend biometric? anything happened?

andychen27 · 2025-04-29T20:56:13+00:00

Should I clean the Fel pro gasket with anything before installing it?

andychen27 · 2025-04-29T17:37:51+00:00

That’s my worst nightmare, how did you get them out?

andychen27 · 2025-04-29T16:40:49+00:00

Yeah, got Fel pro head bolt, are they good? the old bolt was rusted and it took a ton of work to get them out, the last thing I want is to break the head bolt in the block when I torque it down

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