Actually, once you pop (or cut) the sides off, you have very easy access to the block and soundboard, both for removal and installation - easier than a grand! Terry Farrell www.farrellpiano.com > >> . . . . . . > > I used to wonder if it would be possible, or rather profitable, to pop > > the sides and other case parts off these once wonderful instruments, > > refinish them and glue them onto new backs, saving only the . . . . . .>> > > Anything's possible. Profitable is indeed the question. If it weren't > so difficult to get the pinblock and old soundboard out, I'm sure we'd be > restoring all of 'em (except the really junky Kloman & Nords)! Andre Bolduc > demonstrated a method of removing an upright pinblock, and it's not trivial > and requires somewhat expensive tools/jigs, not to mention the time, > compared to a grand. > I'm always a little sad when I have to tell customers their old box > isn't worth restoring. There's the occasional exception, but I'm extremely > wary now of dumping more than $300 or so (if that) of reconditioning work > into an old > upright, unless the board, bridges, pinblock, tone, and sustain are already > quite good. > --David Nereson, RPT
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