Put this thing in its back with "spinning pins", put in 8 oz of ca, left it there for 3 days. Tilted it up and it tunes BEAUTIFULLY! And WHAT a sound !!!!!! G P.S. You're right about the "Soft Stop", ( not mandolin rail ) as there are patents mentioning it all over the intrerior. --- Jeannie Grassi <jcgrassi@earthlink.net> wrote: > Gordon, et al, > I used to own one of these Ivers and Ponds. In my > opinion, they were > arguably one of the best uprights made in that > period. A lot of potential > there for a beautiful piano after restoration. > Enjoy! > > jeannie > > > Jeannie Grassi, RPT > Registered Piano Technician > Island Piano Service > Bainbridge Island, WA > 206-842-3721 > mailto:jcgrassi@earthlink.net > > -----Original Message----- > From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org > [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf > Of gordon stelter > Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 8:40 AM > To: Pianotech List > Subject: Mandolin rail vs. muffler felt, and > miscellaneous > internallinkages....... > > Thanks. Maybe I&P was too "dignified" for mandolin > rails, but I sort of doubt it considering the > popularity of "all mandolin orchestas" at the time. > I > would suspect that either option was available, and > mine's gonna have a mandolin rail. > Thanks! > Peace, > G > > P.S. If anyone can conveniently supply me with > photos of the internal linkages for the mandolin > rail > and compensator tab lift rail, on the bass side > interior cabinet, that would also be greatly > appreciated. > > > --- pianolady50@peoplepc.com wrote: > > > Gordon, > > > > I have a customer with an I & P. The cheek block > > lever connects to a > > *practice* rail (muffler rail), rather than a > > mandolin rail. Same set up, > > this is original to the piano. Just for your info. > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > Pianotech list info: > https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > _______________________________________________ > Pianotech list info: > https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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