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

[John Ross]

Remember a while back an article about an Australian teenager, who had built a huge grand piano by himself.
I had forgotten about it, but at the time wished there was a follow up story about it's construction.
I just remembered, I think it was youtube, so I must see if I can find it.
John Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia
On 2013-02-06, at 9:38 PM, David Nereson <da88ve at gmail.com> 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.
> 
> --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
> 
> 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
>>  
>>  
>> The serial number was 1558 and there was what looked like a tuning date of 5-26-13.
>>  
>> 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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