[pianotech] Rebuilding a early 1920's Knabe Piano

[Lynn Hall]

No, not a family heirloom, but some very personal history.

--- On Tue, 1/13/09, Farrell <mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com> wrote:

From: Farrell <mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Rebuilding a early 1920's Knabe Piano
To: lmha60 at yahoo.com, pianotech at ptg.org
Date: Tuesday, January 13, 2009, 9:27 AM





Does this piano have sentimental value? Is it a family heirloom?
 
Terry Farrell

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Lynn Hall 
To: pianotech at ptg.org 
Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 11:22 PM
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Rebuilding a early 1920's Knabe Piano






> 
> I have a few questions about rebuilding a Knabe Piano:
>  1) I notice the soundboard has very tight grains, never has been
replaced, but has at least 9 substantial cracks. If I decide to replace the
soundboard instead of asking the re-builder to shim the cracks, will I be able
to find a soundboard that is as good as this one is from the 1920's?
>  2) Or should I demand that it be shimmed to retain grains/inch?
>  3) Could I sell the old soundboard to offset the cost of replacement,
since it would be a good soundboard to build shims?
>  4) The piano has a mahogany finish, but is in very bad shape due to the
age of the piano. I want it to look very nice and last many years. What is a
reasonable price to pay for this? Is between $10,000 and $12,000 too much.
>  Many thanks.





      
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