[pianotech] "Build your own piano" book, was: L.W. Foster Piano?

[David Nereson]

 <<  I saw a book once from the early 1900's with plans for building your
own piano. >>

   I have a copy of one such book.  It's "Pianos:  Their Construction,
Tuning, and Repair," edited by Paul N. Hasluck, printed by Cassell and
Company, Ltd., London.   First printed 1905; reprinted thru at least 1928.
  I just read through it quickly once.  I don't remember where they
suggested getting the plate from -- it might've been a simple
straight-strung piano (no overstrung bass), with metal struts instead of a
full plate.
    What's interesting is the language and the names of some of the tools,
such as a bow drill (requires no electricity, but works like a Boy Scout's
bow and stick for starting fires with no matches), a hinge pusher, casting
tongs, sticker hooks, toning needle, etc.

--David Nereson, RPT



On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 8:26 AM, Euphonious Thumpe <lclgcnp at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Sounds "home made". I saw a book once from the early 1900's with plans for
> building your own piano.
> My guess is that it will never, no matter how much work is put into it,
> sound as good as a Mason.
>
> Thumpe
>
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> * From: * Terry Farrell <mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com>;
> * To: * <pianotech at ptg.org>;
> * Subject: * Re: [pianotech] L.W. Foster Piano?
> * Sent: * Tue, Feb 5, 2013 12:52:24 PM
>
>   Pictures?!?!?!?!?
>
> Terry Farrell
>
> On Feb 4, 2013, at 10:48 AM, Rex Roseman wrote:
>
> Tuned a piano the other day and am trying to get some information about
> its history. There was no name on the piano in the usual places or methods
> but it had what looked like a tuning sticker as follows:
>
>
> L.W. Foster
> Piano Tuner and Maker
> 1915 Washington Blvd.
> Chicago, IL
> Phone Seely 268
>
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>
> The serial number was 1558 and there was what looked like a tuning date of
>  5-26-13.
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> It is a full upright and is straight strung with double unisons through
> out (with the exception of the usual low bass). None of the books that I
> have were of any help and I am not even sure that Foster is the maker. Any
> information would be welcome.
>
>
> Thank you.
>
>
> Rex Roseman
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