[pianotech] Tips for restoration of a 1926 Knabe grand?

Terry Farrell mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com
Mon Oct 11 17:08:33 MDT 2010


That should be standard procedure on ANY restringing/rebuilding/ 
remanufacturing job.....

Terry Farrell

On Oct 11, 2010, at 6:08 PM, John Ashcraft wrote:

> Nora,
> Even if the Knabe is smaller, it is good to check the tenor  
> stringing scale. I encountered one from that era in the 5-6 foot  
> range that had original strings at  94% of breaking strength when up  
> to pitch, if possible. My redesign went up to 60% and turned out fine.
> John Ashcraft


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