Steve, My hint doesn't relate only to old player uprights but to *all* old uprights. If you need to remove the action for any reason, be sure that it's got a good set of bridle straps. Getting the action out is usually no problem. Getting it back in is sometimes problematic, if the lack of bridle straps lets the jacks jam under the hammer butt felt. This doesn't result in an impossible situation, but it's serious enough that if you do it once, you won't let it happen again. I do a basic check on all pianos the first time I see them. If more than just a few bridle straps are torn or in bad condition, I recommend to the client that the whole set be replaced early on, assuming the piano is worth keeping for a few years yet. Regards, Clyde Hollinger, RPT Lititz, PA, USA Steve Borgstrom wrote: > I am scheduled to tune an old player piano on Jan 8th. Don't know the > brand, but I think all the player parts have been removed. > > I am a fledgling aural tuner and feel I am learning the ropes quite > well, but I'm wondering if there are any things to watch out for with > players? Any books I could get and read by that time? Is any special > preparation needed?
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