<html><head><style type="text/css"></style></head><body><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif">Jon,</DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif"> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif">An incredible list. I recycle an old pie-anner now and then to make sure it doesn't end up as a "free" piano to another unsuspecting victim. I'm usually happy to collect box of decent wood screws, a few odd parts, pedals, etc. but you've added to my list of treasures.</DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif"> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif">Thanks!</DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif"> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif">Dave Davis, RPT<BR><BR></DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif">----- Original Message ----<BR>From: Jon Page <jonpage@comcast.net><BR>To: pianotech@ptg.org<BR>Sent: Monday, January 8, 2007 6:40:44 AM<BR>Subject: Just needs a little tuning!<BR><BR> <DIV>A pso such as this is good salvage.<BR>The lid makes for a nice keys-transport in the shop.<BR>The fallboard, turned over, is a rack for hammers and wippens.<BR>Definitely save the brass knobs and the music rack risers.<BR>The key slip is a straight-edge or hammer shank/tail support for voicing.<BR>The action...  how much room do you have  ;-)<BR>The keys could be a candidate for onlay-transplant. This is where you<BR>cut the key stick off at the end of the key top. Then slice ~1/4" below the top<BR>on a band saw (leaving front is optional) leaving a top with a slat of wood.<BR>This can now be glued to key sticks which were undercut with fingernails<BR>as a one-piece onlay/keytop. Granted, key width is a factor, but it is doable.<BR><BR>The balance rail could be attached to the wall over the bench and <BR>used as a tool rack.<BR><BR>The scrap keys are plug stock.<BR>The capstans can come in handy if they are not the square variety.<BR>Pedals... again how much room do you have.<BR>Music rack... there's always one broken somewhere.<BR>Legs, you might get a piano in with one missing leg, now you have a <BR>matching pair (maybe).<BR>Like I said...how much room...<BR>The bottom board/knee panel is a portable work table.  I use one from <BR>a salvaged<BR>Rippen (good riddens) because it is thinner than most. This is used <BR>when working<BR>on a grand action in the field. Pad the lid, place the panel on top; <BR>now you have a<BR>solid surface to work and it is easy to spin the action around to get <BR>at the back end.<BR><BR>Case in point...<BR>I got in an Acrosonic with a missing keyslip. A Chickering console <BR>supplied the lid<BR>which had a nice beveled edge for me to rip off a key slip. The Acro <BR>got a quick<BR>few coats of black and is now in a school.  I also installed toe <BR>blocks and double<BR>rubber wheels.  Sometimes I just don't know  when to quit...  oh <BR>yeah, they wanted<BR>more volume for the accompanist, so I cut two large squares out of <BR>the knee panel<BR>and covered it with black cloth.  Somebody Stop Me!<BR>-- <BR><BR>Regards,<BR><BR>Jon Page</DIV></DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif"><BR></DIV></div></body></html>