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

[John Ross]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQpnMDaF-aE

There is the you tube story.
John Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia
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> From: Ron Nossaman <rnossaman at cox.net>
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] "Build your own piano" book, was: L.W. Foster Piano?
> Date: 6 February, 2013 10:45:06 PM AST
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Reply-To: pianotech at ptg.org
> 
> On 2/6/2013 7:38 PM, David Nereson wrote:
>> <<  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.
> 
> Oh, I'd LOVE a copy of that one! I'm going looking.
> Ron N


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