Restrining after doping

[Don]

Hi Robin,

I'd give CA glue a shot at making the piano tuneable first.

At 06:51 PM 4/18/2007 -0400, you wrote:
>   Dear list,   I'm looking at a small Steck grand of perhaps 50 to  60
>years of age that recently came to central Virginia from Mobile, Alabama. 
>Although the piano is fairly near pitch (about minus 15 cents), the tuning
>pins  are pretty tentative and the entire web area looks like the block was
>heavily  doped at some point in time. This instrument was heavily played
>and even used as  a teaching vehicle until recently. It is clearly of
>limited intrinsic or musical  value. It IS of considerable sentimental
>value to its owner.    block has been doped? Would be going two  sizes over
>be of any reasonable value or would the doping itself likely indicate  that
>the block is just beyond salvaging? There have been some newer and 
>presumably larger pins inserted in about seven places in the bass. Those
>feel  about as "iffy" as do the others.    Any and all viewpoint
>appreciated.    Thanks, Robin Blankenship Mataoca, Virginia No virus found
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Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T.
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