Restoring old uprights

[Stephen Airy]

One thing I forgot to mention and a slight update to
this msg ---

Jobs for me are hard to come by.  I am currently
mowing a friend's lawn once a week for $10/week.  It's
not much but it's better than nothing. :)

I've been practicing tuning my piano quite a bit
lately -- btw I just tuned it 2 weeks ago Tuesday and
it's past due for another tuning.

What do you guys think would be a good idea for me to
start tuning pianos around my neighborhood?  I think
it'd be a good idea to have Lee Hintz (our local piano
tuner) check me out sometime on my tuning ability (for
example he comes to my home after I tune my Ricca &
Son or my mom's PG-150 and checks my work.

If I ever have the opportunity to get another piano to
practice tuning on (one that's more stable than my
Ricca & Son), what pianos do you think are good ones? 
For example what do you think of the S&S K-52, Yamaha
U-all, Baldwin Hamilton?

Also, yesterday afternoon while I was playing probably
moderately hard -- maybe your interpretation would be
banging cause someone commented that i have a strong
handshake grip when i thought I was being fairly
gentle :) -- I broke the right Middle C / Left middle
C# string at the bridge on the Middle C side.  :)


--- Stephen Airy <stephen_airy@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I've never seen a Bush & Lane -- what are they like?
> 
> also I would get started but I have no money to do
> it
> with (and no job).
> 
> Also, my sister has a 52 1/2" 1921 Hallet & Davis
> that
> I'd like to put new strings & hammers in sometime --
> what do you think of that make?
> 
> --- Delwin D Fandrich <pianobuilders@olynet.com>
> wrote:
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Stephen Airy" <stephen_airy@yahoo.com>
> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > Sent: August 12, 2001 8:31 AM
> > Subject: Re: Restoring old uprights
> > 
> > 
> > > Question -- what do you guys think of restoring
> > Ricca
> > > & Son pianos?  I have one and i was wondering if
> > you
> > > guys know if it was a good brand, or a junkie or
> > what
> > > was it?  My piano needs some action work and new
> > > strings & tuning pins.  I think the pinblock is
> > fine
> > > -- has 2/0 pins and the pins are fairy uniformly
> > > slightly loose -- probably would use 4/0.  I
> don't
> > > know if the soundboard is cracked or not and the
> > bass
> > > bridge is somewhat cracked.
> > -----------------------------------------------
> > 
> > 
> > At this point you would do well to actually
> acquire
> > some hands on
> > experience. It would begin to add some validity to
> > your words. You've been
> > talking about it for some time now, so start with
> > what you have at hand and
> > get on with it. (Besides, I'd be real upset if you
> > chose to start out on a
> > Bush & Lane....)
> > 
> > Del
> > 
> 
> 
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