Laura Olsen, I don't know. I searched but could not find a number stamped in the case or on the soundboard. When I work on the action I may get lucky. Andrew Anderson On Jul 19, 2011, at 8:37 PM, Laura Olsen wrote: > How old is this square? > > Laura Olsen > Barrington, IL > > On Jul 19, 2011, at 1:58 PM, Andrew Anderson wrote: > >> I've had the not-so-great pleasure of reviewing the needs of a >> Mathushek square grand. A -slim- majority of the keys worked. On >> figuring out to lift the key slip and pull (carefully) the action I >> determined that many of the jacks need to be "re-sprung". I tested >> tuning pins at random and encountered string clicking and rather >> tight pins, so: barring breaking strings it should be tunable. The >> hammer for the top note is missing, no sign of it anywhere in or >> around the piano. >> >> Does anyone have experience working on these actions who can give >> me an idea of how long it would take to redo about 30% of the >> jacks? What is needed to fix the spring on these? I'm guessing >> there is no parts supply house for things like a hammer, shank and >> flange...? >> >> The piano itself is a pretty piece of work although I don't hold >> out any great hopes for the sound. >> >> ------------------------------------------- >> Andrew Anderson >> owner, Artisan Piano >> Laredo TX >> 956-728-7224 >> ------------------------------------------- >> > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20110719/d8de8a60/attachment.htm>
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