Hi Joe, I got my experience and now you have gotten yours. Not enough money for me! James Grebe R.P.T. of the P.T.G pianoman@inlink.com Creator of Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups and Practical Piano Peripherals in St. Louis, MO -----Original Message----- From: Joe & Penny Goss <imatunr@primenet.com> To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org> Date: Thursday, October 29, 1998 10:38 PM Subject: Re: Not Off Topic more reply >James, >last winter I replaced damper flange and levers, jacks, wippen flange and >hammer flange For $500.00 and the experience of doing it. <G> >Joe > >---------- >> From: James Grebe <pianoman@inlink.com> >> To: pianotech@ptg.org >> Subject: Re: Not Off Topic more reply >> Date: Thursday, October 29, 1998 3:38 PM >> >> Hi Joe, >> Long ago I replaced all the plastic parts with wooden ones I got from >Schaff >> on one of these. It was not worth all the work. >> James Grebe >> R.P.T. of the P.T.G >> pianoman@inlink.com >> Creator of Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups and Practical Piano Peripherals >in >> St. Louis, MO >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Joe & Penny Goss <imatunr@primenet.com> >> To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org> >> Date: Thursday, October 29, 1998 12:26 AM >> Subject: Re: Not Off Topic more >> >> >> >Hi James, >> >I have often wondered why the makers of the action ( who ever they were >) >> >does not make a replacement action since they must have all the specks >for >> >them. Nah could not happen but would it not be nice to have them >available? >> >Joe Goss MS Music Ed >> > >> >---------- >> >> From: James Grebe <pianoman@inlink.com> >> >> To: pianotech@ptg.org >> >> Subject: Re: Not Off Topic more >> >> Date: Wednesday, October 28, 1998 5:13 AM >> >> >> >> Hi Dave, >> >> Don't forget that Mason & Hamlin even had console actions of mostly >> >plastic. >> >> Beautiful complicated furniture and junk insides. I have several >among >> >my >> >> clientele. I cannot bring myself to replacing most of that plastic. >A >> >real >> >> shame. >> >> James Grebe >> >> R.P.T. of the P.T.G >> >> pianoman@inlink.com >> >> Creator of Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups and Practical Piano >Peripherals >> >in >> >> St. Louis, MO >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >> From: DGPEAKE@AOL.COM <DGPEAKE@AOL.COM> >> >> To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org> >> >> Date: Tuesday, October 27, 1998 10:15 PM >> >> Subject: Re: Not Off Topic >> >> >> >> >> >> >In a message dated 10/23/98 7:09:53 AM Pacific Daylight Time, >> >> >hoffsoco@martin.luther.edu writes: >> >> > >> >> ><< >> >> > Let's not forget the good reputation of plastic fostered by Lester >and >> >> >Rippen. >> >> > >> >> > I know it's old news, but the plastic stygma has been around for a >long >> >> > time. Just like urban legends and other "true" internet stories, it >> >has a >> >> > life all it's own, independent and regardless of any and all facts >to >> >the >> >> > contrary. >> >> > >> >> > Perhaps when everything else is high grade plastic... >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >I replaced plastic parts on pianos like you mentioned to save it from >> >being >> >> >destroyed or not played at all. They still tune reasonably well and >> >keeps >> >> >people playing the piano. What really irks me is when pianos such as >> >some >> >> >Cable consoles have everything in plastic: jacks, flanges, even >damper >> >> levers. >> >> >It is not cost effective to replace all of the parts, but the piano >> >> structure >> >> >is still in shape and tunable. What's next? A piano wrecking yard? >> >> > >> >> >Dave Peake, RPT >> >> >Portland, OR >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >
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