Just needs a little tuning!

Jon Page jonpage at comcast.net
Mon Jan 8 07:40:44 MST 2007


A pso such as this is good salvage.
The lid makes for a nice keys-transport in the shop.
The fallboard, turned over, is a rack for hammers and wippens.
Definitely save the brass knobs and the music rack risers.
The key slip is a straight-edge or hammer shank/tail support for voicing.
The action...  how much room do you have  ;-)
The keys could be a candidate for onlay-transplant. This is where you
cut the key stick off at the end of the key top. Then slice ~1/4" below the top
on a band saw (leaving front is optional) leaving a top with a slat of wood.
This can now be glued to key sticks which were undercut with fingernails
as a one-piece onlay/keytop. Granted, key width is a factor, but it is doable.

The balance rail could be attached to the wall over the bench and 
used as a tool rack.

The scrap keys are plug stock.
The capstans can come in handy if they are not the square variety.
Pedals... again how much room do you have.
Music rack... there's always one broken somewhere.
Legs, you might get a piano in with one missing leg, now you have a 
matching pair (maybe).
Like I said...how much room...
The bottom board/knee panel is a portable work table.  I use one from 
a salvaged
Rippen (good riddens) because it is thinner than most. This is used 
when working
on a grand action in the field. Pad the lid, place the panel on top; 
now you have a
solid surface to work and it is easy to spin the action around to get 
at the back end.

Case in point...
I got in an Acrosonic with a missing keyslip. A Chickering console 
supplied the lid
which had a nice beveled edge for me to rip off a key slip. The Acro 
got a quick
few coats of black and is now in a school.  I also installed toe 
blocks and double
rubber wheels.  Sometimes I just don't know  when to quit...  oh 
yeah, they wanted
more volume for the accompanist, so I cut two large squares out of 
the knee panel
and covered it with black cloth.  Somebody Stop Me!
-- 

Regards,

Jon Page


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