Question

[Ed Sutton]

Avery-
    Last year I rebuilt a small 1920's Cable (5'2' or 5'4"?).  Put Wapins on
the bridge and full rescale adding extra wound strings across the break,
also a full fit pinblock.  It came out remarkably good, I was sorry to
return it to the owner.  It was an easy piano to rebuild.
    It had a semicircular laminated strut under the case, no beams, and a
single big toggle bolt crossways on the the rim (like part of a Mason and
Hamlin spider)  There were no cracks in the soundboard and it had excellent
crown!
    Wish I could find another one for free!
        Ed S.


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>From: Avery Todd <atodd@UH.EDU>
>To: caut@ptg.org
>Subject: Question
>Date: Tue, Oct 2, 2001, 9:18 AM
>

> List,
>
> A quick question. Do you think an app. 90 year old
> (the customer said) Cable & Sons that I could get
> for free would be worth my while to get for myself
> to use and restore it little by little? I'm finally
> moving into a house the end of October and would
> actually have room for a grand.
>
> The only thing she told me about it was that it had
> been refinished and that it didn't hold a tune very
> well. :-)
>
> I've got to make a decision today because she's moving.
> What little experience I have with this brand was many
> years ago.
>
> Thanks for any quick opinions.
>
> Avery