Shafer & Sons

[Delwin D Fandrich]

David,

I'm a little curious... Is there a difference in the core material of the two lids? Last
time I checked Baldwin used poplar core ply, with the core material running cross-wise. In
which case 18 screws would probably be adequate. (This might not be true if the grain
direction of the core ran lengthwise to the piano in which case the screws would be going
into the endgrain.)

I have no direct knowledge of the Kawai construction, but have been told it is MDF (can
anyone confirm this?) in which case 60 screws probably would be necessary.

-- ddf

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David ilvedson wrote:

> List,
>
> I have a Shafer & Sons PSO with missing Fallboard "pivot plate"
> (from Mason's book).  Does anyone know where parts can be had
> for these pianos?  I tried the vice-grips on the hammers of this
> piano and the tone improved a lot.  I'll be checking in a couple
> of weeks as to the longevity.
>
> Sometime ago I was posting about a "Chickering" 507 with a
> damaged "continuous hinge" (from Mason's book).  I ordered a
> replacement from Baldwin and installed it with no problems. (I
> did repair a couple of stripped holes ala Roger Jolly's
> recommendation with 5 min epoxy.  "No CA" he said...what I
> noticed was the lack of screw holes in the hinge.  Typically the
> long hinge has many such as this arrangement [ : : : : : ].
> What this Chickering had was 18 screws holding the two lids
> together.  This must be saving money for Baldwin but it is
> totally inadequate.  I sure the damage occurred because of the
> lack of mechanical attachment aka screws.  My Kawai upstairs has
> 60 screws holding the lids together.  I think this is a mistake
> on Baldwins part in manufacturing.  What thinks the List?
>
>
>
> David Ilvedson, RPT
> Pacifica, CA
> ilvey@a.crl.com