Hello, Today I signed a contract with a church to rebuild a Steinway upright piano, circa 1902. The work to be done includes shimming the soundboard, a new bass bridge, new strings and tuning pins, new hammers and hammer butts, reconditioning the wippens, keybushings and keybed felts, and tuning and regulating. This will be my third restringing job, but the first time I have contemplated changing a scale design. I desire to correspond with someone who has experience in scale design to walk me through the measurements and calculations necessary. Recommendations of good books to study about scale design are welcome also. I would also appreciate recommendations of pitfalls to avoid when working with a Steinway upright of this period. Does anyone have a preferred brand/supplier of hammers suitable for this piano? I anticipate having someone else hang the hammers as I don't have a drill press. What should I watch out for in replacing the hammers and hammer butts? Thank you all for an interesting and helpful forum here on Pianotech! Sincerely, David A. Vanderhoofven davander@aol.com Joplin, MO Associate Member of PTG
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