Hey All... Today is the day I do the caster replacement that was the basis for my original post to this list. I will work from side to side rather than tilt the piano on it's back, it seems safer to me with my resources. Still, any good wishes and prayers will be appreciated. A guy I may recommend for moving pianos in the area left me a "present" yesterday. An Adler studio console (ok..ok..upright). Built in Lousiville, KY 'tween 1913 and 1926. I was looking for an opportunity to do more repair work and this just shows that you otta be careful about what you wish for, God might just give it to you. The instrument holds promise for being brought back to musical worth, but someone did an aborted refinishing job on it and apparently kept a big plant on it. There are water stains on the top (no apparent damage inside) and one side has been partially halfway maybe kinda stripped with a chemical stripper. The rest of the piano has that alligator texture that I don't like, but the folks on "Antiques Road Show" say multiplies the value (3 times very little). I'm sure this project will be more educational than profitable (that's cool). On the technical side, I think I will get a nice result. I guess I will go ahead and tackle the finish. I would leave it alone but for the one side. Any suggestions on how I could do a little better job than the last guy to work on the finish? ...and don't anybody try to sell me a slightly used Crapsman belt sander! <g> Mitch Ruth DeMossville, KY _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.
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