With loose pins and slow hammers, sounds to me like you should have put your vehicle in reverse and run over it again! ;-) (and again, and again, and........) With loose pins and slow hammers, why are you even thinking about a pitch raise? Is this a family heirloom or something? Why are the owners interested in sinking money into this non-musical pile of wood and steel? Terry Farrell On Sep 19, 2010, at 5:30 PM, Cy Shuster wrote: > I ran across an 85-note birdcage upright today, "W. Bogg Manchester" > engraved on the fallboard, with brass sconces, s/n 12,000. Pierce > says they were established 1899; the UK Piano Page says 1878, ending > in 1899. The pins are loose in the open-face pinblock. I made an > inspection appointment to disassemble, vacuum, and assess what could > be done. Hammers are very slow to return. The mahogany veneer is > tight and the ivories are perfect. Out of respect for its age, I > would be conservative with pitch in first tuning, perhaps 435? > > --Cy-- > > Cy Shuster, RPT > Albuquerque, NM > > www.shusterpiano.com > www.facebook.com/shusterpiano >
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