Knabe sloped/curved pinblock project

[Farrell]

Hi Brian:

Are you going to build your own soundboard, or get one duplicated from Andre
or elsewhere? I'd really like to hear what you do and how it goes, as I soon
hope to try the soundboard thing. Lemme no!

Terry Farrell
Piano Tuning & Service
Tampa, Florida
mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com

----- Original Message -----
From: <Bdshull@AOL.COM>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2000 8:11 PM
Subject: Re: Knabe sloped/curved pinblock project


> Hi, Brian:
>
> I've sort of followed your notes about the Knabe;  I have a Style 2
Steinway
> (7'4") which is similar, and I am tearing into it now.  The pinblock setup
> sounds very similar.  I think we both hit Del up for help, and so I am
> working with the excellent handout notes he emailed me, but I am very
> interested in the details of what you did.  Was there a bolt going through
> from the keybed or inside the keybed from the rim?  Did you use belt
sanders,
> hand planers, routers...for the pinblock?  Did you use Bolduc, Delignit,
good
> old rotary sawn?   I relate to your predicament;  the tunings won't let
up,
> and the shop is a nice change of pace, especially when the job is done and
> the money comes in;  it's getting the job done....
>
> Bill Shull
> University of Redlands, La Sierra University, Riverside City College
>
> n a message dated 3/9/00 4:03:08 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> btrout@desupernet.net writes:
>
> << Hi List,
>
>  I just finished building and fitting a pinblock for a very old Knabe
grand.
>  It was one of the ones that has the tuning pins sloping forward towards
the
>  strings and makes a big curve from bass to treble at the same time.
>
>  It took a long time to do it, but it turned out great.  It fits much
better
>  than the original ever did, both to the plate web (it's not an open faced
>  pinblock) and the plate flange.
>
>  Finished up that part of the job last night, and picked up a check for it
>  this afternoon (all agreed to and spelled out in detail earlier).
>
>  It feels good.  I've been doing a lot of tunings and basic service calls
>  lately and truthfully, I've been getting kind of bored with that.  So
this
>  was a shot in the arm.
>
>  I'm not done yet though.  I still have to make a soundboard and bridges
for
>  the same piano.  It's actually the biggest one I've done, about 7'6", so
I'm
>  a bit excited to get into it.
>
>  That's all.  I just thought someone out there might want to know about it
>  since I was asking for advice as to how to make that pinblock in the
first
>  place.  If anyone wants more details, I'll be glad to post, publicly or
>  privately.
>
>  Best wishes to all,
>
>  Brian Trout
>  Quarryville, PA
>  btrout@desupernet.net
>   >>
>