hear, hear Barrie Well Put! Mark ---------- From: Barrie Heaton <Piano@forte.airtime.co.uk> To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: Re: Grand Knuckles Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 9:17 PM I would agree with Mark change the lot, I have never seen a bolstering job that gives satisfactory results. As you are changing the hammers the client is expecting a big improvement in tone and I bet touch as well, don't spoil it by not changing the Rollers (knuckles). Since the client is a music teacher, I would give the a big reduction as they tend to pass on more work than Yellow Pages. It is better to walk away from half a job and keep your good name than do half a job and risk the wrath of a music teacher. Barrie, In article <65795a07.36d0dfa8@aol.com>, DChadPiano@AOL.COM writes >Hello all... >I?m rejuvenating an action from a Knabe Baby Grand owned by >very busy music teacher. There is no serial number visible due to >recent refinishing but I estimate it to be built in the 1960s-70s. They >have agreed to have a decent set of hammer replacements, key >rebushing and I?m repining the hammer shanks to flanges. The >knuckles have suffered especially within the center 3 octaves and >my question is...is there any materials or procedures that are good >for bolstering the uneven knuckle and maintain a good ?roll? and >shape. I?ll admit that I dont perform this a lot and >found no real application to semi-restore the shape with yarn, >action cloth strips etc. I hate to stab at it without first finding any >input. Any suggestions? I?m sure that replacement knuckles would >be the answer but this is a music teacher and it always seems to be >that they are maintaining on a budget. What?s new! >Thank for any suggestions! > >David Chadwick RPT >Las Vegas, NV > > -- Barrie Heaton | Be Environmentally Friendly URL: http://www.uk-piano.org/ | To Your Neighbour The UK Piano Page | pgp key on request | HAVE YOUR PIANO TUNED
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