Rebuilding old uprights

[Barbara Richmond]

I would agree with John.  I am always surprised (but you'd think I'd learn
after a while), when I see a piano that the customer has described to me as
"rebuilt"--usually including the infamous quote, "It has all new pads!"
When I open the piano, the hammers have been filed.

Maybe folks get confused about cars' engines being rebuilt (whatever that
means!), but I don't believe it includes all new parts.  OK, so the car
analogy doesn't work here!  :-)

Barbara Richmond, RPT
somewhere near Peoria, IL


----- Original Message -----
From: "John Ross" <jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 3:59 PM
Subject: Re: Rebuilding old uprights


> I would consider that, reconditioning.
> Regards,
> John M. Ross
> Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
> jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Hechler Family" <dahechler@charter.net>
> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 5:21 PM
> Subject: Re: Rebuilding old uprights
>
>
> > Complete check of the action: replace broken parts, tighten screws,
> > replace damper heads if needed, etc. Plus making sure everything else is
> > ok in the piano, else repacing those things.
> >
> > Farrell wrote:
> >
> > > What does rebuilding mean - bridle straps and hammer shaping?
> > >
> > > Terry Farrell
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Hechler Family" <dahechler@charter.net
> > > <mailto:dahechler@charter.net>>
> > > To: "pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org <mailto:pianotech@ptg.org>>
> > > Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 9:28 AM
> > > Subject: Rebuilding old uprights
> > >
> > > > I watched the past threads on this subject with great interest since
> > > > most of my business, however very slow right now, deals with
> uprights -
> > > > old and new.
> > > >
> > > > Anyway, I recently purchased an old Story & Clark player piano -
> 1917 -
> > > > that I'm rebuilding for myself. Last night  I went over the piano
> > > action
> > > > and, to my amazement, it was in incredible shape - not one broken
part
> > > > and the dampers are still good. Of course, the bridle straps need
> > > > replacing and the hammers need shaping but thats it.
> > > >
> > > > This one must have been well taken care of.
> > > >
> > > > So, I guess my point is that there are still old uprights, however
few
> > > > and far between, that are worth saving and rebuilding.
> > > >
> > > > TTFN         (Ta Ta For Now)
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Duaine Hechler
> > > > Piano, Player Piano, Organ, Pump Organ
> > > > Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding
> > > > Associate Member of the Piano Technicians Guild
> > > > Reed Organ Society Member
> > > > St. Louis, MO 63034
> > > > (314) 838-5587
> > > > dahechler@charter.net <mailto:dahechler@charter.net>
> > > >
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> > Piano, Player Piano, Organ, Pump Organ
> > Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding
> > Associate Member of the Piano Technicians Guild
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> > (314) 838-5587
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