ARGHH! Knabes*&^ just venting

[Jeannie Grassi]

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Mike,

For future reference...Wally has a parts sample kit.  It is worth having on
hand.

jeannie

 

Jeannie Grassi, RPT

Associate Editor, Piano Technicians Journal

 <mailto:jcgrassi@earthlink.net> mailto:jcgrassi@earthlink.net

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From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Michael Spalding
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 7:18 PM
To: Pianotech
Subject: RE: ARGHH! Knabes*&^ just venting

 

David, and Jeannie,

 

Yes, I just looked at Wally's dimension sheet, and the Abel Knabe shanks are
3/4 mm narrower.  Too late to buy the Abel shanks, I've already modified the
Renners to fit.  Next time, I'll know which parts to buy.

 

thanks

 

Mike

 

 

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From: David <mailto:davidlovepianos@comcast.net>  Love 

To: spalding48@earthlink.net;Pianotech <mailto:pianotech@ptg.org> 

Sent: 2/10/2005 8:44:42 AM 

Subject: RE: ARGHH! Knabes*&^ just venting

 

Abel (through Brooks Ltd) sells a narrow flange just for such situations.
Did you try that one?

 

David Love
davidlovepianos@comcast.net 

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From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Michael Spalding
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 5:29 AM
To: Pianotech
Subject: ARGHH! Knabes*&^ just venting

 

List,

 

Well, the post-holiday lull seemed like a good oppportunity to begin the
rebuild of the small Knabe grand I acquired last year.  A colleague whose
rebuilding business is 90% S&S and Mason warned me that Knabes can be a
pain.  I'm beginning to see what he meant, and all I've tried to do so far
is install the new shanks/flanges.

 - First, run them through the table saw to shorten the flange length so
they'll fit inside the lip on the rail.

 - Scare up an extra set of washers, because the counterbore is 2 washers
deep and the screw head diameter is too large to sit inside the counterbore.

 - Discover that the spacing in the bass section is so close that there's no
room between flanges for spacing, and the knuckles are rubbing on each
other.  Ttake them all off again, measure every flange to select the
narrowest 25,  and run them through the router table on the modified hammer
tapering jig to shave 1/2 mm off the width of the knuckles.

 

what's next??

 

thanks for listening, I feel better now.

 

Mike

 

Michael Spalding

spalding48@earthlink.net

 

 


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