This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Paul Mulik=20 To: pianotech@ptg.org=20 Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 8:28 AM Subject: Upright parts salvage Hello list, When disposing of an old worthless piano, what parts are worth saving? = I've got an old clunker of an upright that a relative dropped off at my = house when I was out of town for the day (wasn't that nice of him? At least = I didn't have to help move it.) This is one of those chopped-down = "mirror" jobs, with several coats of paint on it. I figured on saving the action, the pedals, and the casters. Should I = keep anything else? Naturally, if it had ivory keytops I would save them, = but this particular gem has all plastic keytops (I guess I'll save a few = of the sharps). The person who dropped it off told me that the old keytops = were down inside the bottom of the cabinet, so I opened 'er up and sure = enough there they were, but they're plastic too. Why anyone went to the = expense of putting new keytops on this thing remains a mystery. Paul Mulik _______________________________________________ pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives The screws! They don't make screws as well anymore. Action parts = aren't really worth saving except maybe a few for odd replacements, = especially if they're a type that's no longer made. But action hardware = like damper lift rod hinges and action bolt nuts are worth saving. = Bottom boards, as Terry said, are worth saving if they're not split -- = for replacing split ones on other pianos. And pedals. I save almost = all the hardware, especially casters that still work OK. Many times I = have had to replace only one or two casters on an old upright. But = tuning pins, keys, key buttons, strings, capstan screws, keyframes, = keypins are not worth keeping except for making homemade tools, gizmos, = or other odd uses. Some techs keeps an old keyframe as a rack when = refinishing sharps. Depends what you've got room for. A store I worked = for used an old upright carcass as a flower planter in front of the = store. You'll only get a few cents at a scrap metal yard for the plate. = --David Nereson, RPT =20 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/93/2b/b6/63/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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