Shoenhut Toy piano

[Mike Kurta]

Hi Rick:
    I have had experience with Schoenhut's baby grand toy piano.  It uses a 
row of hardened steel rods attached to a frame.  The hammers strike each rod 
creating a tone.  To tune (I used an accutuner), raise the pitch of a note 
by grinding  a bit of metal off the end of the rod.  To lower the pitch, 
solder a bit of solder to the end.  Schoenhut still has parts for these 
toys, I used a new set of rods which were woefully out of tune.
    Mike Kurta