<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16640" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Daniel,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I don't think you want to hear this, but you might want to start with an upright with a more standard action. Find some American brand from the 20's, not an x-player. You'll find one for free or a couple hundred and be way ahead before you start, IMO.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Fenton</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=paulrevenkojones@aol.com href="mailto:paulrevenkojones@aol.com">paulrevenkojones@aol.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, April 17, 2008 11:31 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: rebuilding an old kimball</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>4-8k? And if my aunt had wheels, she'd be a teacart. :-)<BR></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 3px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid">please be concise as possible in your answers. </BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: daniel carlton <<A href="mailto:hacicspe@gmail.com">hacicspe@gmail.com</A>><BR>To: pianotech mailing list <<A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>><BR>Sent: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:02 pm<BR>Subject: rebuilding an old kimball<BR><BR> <DIV id=AOLMsgPart_2_4b35d489-daff-49bc-9bd5-7f84756af226>hi list <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>i'm looking into rebuilding an old kimball upright, ca 1905. it would be my first rebuild since my second year at NBSS. replacing hammers, dampers, felts, maybe springs, rebushing keys (farmed out), shimming and refinishing the SB, epoxying the bridge pins (no cracks to speak of, but just to be safe), reattaching any loose ribs, restring, and refinish the case. </DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>i'd like to know even a ball park figure for what it might cost me to do so. maybe $1500 to $2000? from what i've read on the mailing list, i could sell it for anywhere from 4-8k.  </DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>i know i might get some "but why" answers. i just want to get my hands dirty, or my feet wet, or whatever.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>please be concise as possible in your answers. i appreciate any input.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>daniel carlton</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV></DIV> <DIV class=aol_ad_footer id=u8CA6ED0678479B5-B18-1BFC><FONT style="FONT: 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF; COLOR: black"> <HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px"> Get the <A title=http://www.mapquest.com/toolbar?NCID=mpqmap00030000000003 href="http://www.mapquest.com/toolbar?NCID=mpqmap00030000000003" target=_blank>MapQuest Toolbar</A>, Maps, Traffic, Directions & More!</FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>