Rebuilding an upright

[Mike Spalding]

Al,
Another pinblock option which the others have not mentioned yet: If the 
original block is still well attached to the back structure, rout out a 
cavity in the original block for each section of tuning pins, and inset 
a piece of new pinblock.  Epoxy, screws, dowels, whatever makes you feel 
comfortable.  This lets you preserve the plate/pinblock relationship, 
making soundboard/bridge alignment a lot less complicated, as described 
by Del.
Mike

AlliedPianoCraft wrote:
> I just got a call to rebuild a Stieff upright which the customer 
> believes was made in the 1920"s. He wants a new soundboard, pinblock etc.
>  
> While I have installed many soundboards (I don't make my own) and 
> pinblocks in grands, I have never replaced any in uprights.
>  
> I have two questions: 1, Is it more or less difficult to replace a 
> soundboard and pinblock on an upright?  2, Comparative price. How 
> should I estimate the job as compared to a grand.
>  
> Thanks for any input.
>  
> Al Guecia