> I do everything short of installing new soundboards, so I'm not going to > rebuild it even if she buys it. Don't let the need for a new soundboard drive you away from rebuilding a piano. Just like many rebuilders sub out refinishing, there are a number of well-known, hi-quality, rebuilders that offer belly work to the trade. I'm sure there are many more local, and less well known, qualified rebuilders that offer the same. Give that a thought next time you have the opportunity to rebuild, but the instrument needs a new board! Do that a few times and you will be tempted to install the board yourself in the future! Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Nereson" <dnereson@dimensional.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 8:05 AM Subject: shreddy fake buckskin, etc. > Re: fake buckskin (?) (if that's what it is): > <I have one of these Kohler & Campbells in my studio. One major repair that > you will have to do is replace the faux buckskin on the backchecks (my guess > would be within 6 years) the felt that they use will shred and fly all over > the piano, leading the customer to ask "What's that yellow stuff all over my > hammers and in my piano?" > > Yes, I've seen the same stuff in Kawai verticals, I think -- after a few > years, there's this yellow fuzz all over the catchers, backchecks, & > regulating rail. > > Re: fractions to decimal: > <Divide the bottom number by the top number. I.e. 4/3 = .75> > No, you divide the top number by the bottom number. 3/4 = .75 ; 4/3 = > 1.33 > > Re: <'d like to get the list's recommendations on which "coil maker" I > should > use. > > Make your own from a chunk of hardwood or pinblock material, a tuning > pin, and a small wood screw. The piece of wood can be approximately 1 1/2 x > 2 x 2. Just drill a hole slightly undersize for the tuning pin, drive it > in, then install the small wood screw about a quarter inch from the tuning > pin, but let it stick up a half inch or so. This is what the piano wire > bears against while you're winding the coil. Then just buy the crank handle > from a supply house. Small, hand-held, cheap, works great. > > Thanks, everyone, for the opinions on the Mason & Hamlin vs. other options. > I do everything short of installing new soundboards, so I'm not going to > rebuild it even if she buys it. She found a slightly smaller Yamaha for > about the same price and will probably go with that. > > --Dave Nereson, RPT >
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