Rebuilding Henry

[Gene Nelson]

Curious: in regard to the Knabe - what are the two metalic rods that connect 
the two cutoff bars to the case?
Gene
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Nossaman" <rnossaman at cox.net>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2008 12:06 PM
Subject: Re: Rebuilding Henry


>
>>    It's not often I get to start over & actually design a piano but this
>> was a good candidate & it's been fun. It was also necessary.
>>     I Love the Non Steinway projects especially the big ones. I am
>> rebuilding a 6 ft 8 inch Henry F. Miller from the early 1900's.  It's
>> great because it's....big ...Has a horribly designed board & string
>> scale but it is built like a tank.
>
> What do you mean non-Steinway projects, like not doing them
> the Stein way? I'm in the middle of about a 6' Knabe player
> grand, currently strung and temporarily on it's side out of
> the way while I get out two S&S Ds this summer, both with full
> belly design modifications and tuned duplex elimination. I'll
> also be eliminating wrapped trichords and the bell (gasp)!
> That's the neat thing about this stuff. The principles apply
> everywhere. If the carcase gives you anything at all to work
> with in basic structure and plate layout, it works on pretty
> much any less than ideally designed piano regardless of the
> name on the fallboard.
>
> Off to grind on the plate and relocate hitch pins. Wahoo!
>
> Ron N
>