rebuilding an old kimball

[Thomas Cole]

It would be good, as Gerald points out, to check on the condition of the 
brass rail used to mount both the hammers and the dampers. These double 
flange rails are not replaceable unless you can find another Kimball to 
pirate the parts from (Schaff duplicates the single flange type only). 
The damper springs are unique, too and Schaff may still have those.

Another possibility is to machine the hammer flange rail to accept 
standard wooden flanges. If you are replacing action parts, this is a 
good alternative.

Tom Cole

mccleskey112 at bellsouth.net wrote:

> daniel: Way back when I first started learning piano technology I ran 
> into a Kimball of about that age that had brass flanges that weren't 
> available. Or was that a Chickering? You might check on that.
> Gerald McCleskey
>
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     From: daniel carlton <mailto:hacicspe at gmail.com>
>     To: pianotech mailing list <mailto:pianotech at ptg.org>
>     Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 12:02 PM
>     Subject: rebuilding an old kimball
>
>     hi list
>
>     i'm looking into rebuilding an old kimball upright, ca 1905. it
>     would be my first rebuild since my second year at NBSS. replacing
>     hammers, dampers, felts, maybe springs, rebushing keys (farmed
>     out), shimming and refinishing the SB, epoxying the bridge pins
>     (no cracks to speak of, but just to be safe), reattaching any
>     loose ribs, restring, and refinish the case. 
>
>     i'd like to know even a ball park figure for what it might cost me
>     to do so. maybe $1500 to $2000? from what i've read on the mailing
>     list, i could sell it for anywhere from 4-8k.  
>
>     i know i might get some "but why" answers. i just want to get my
>     hands dirty, or my feet wet, or whatever.
>
>     please be concise as possible in your answers. i appreciate any input.
>
>     daniel carlton
>
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