<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PostalCode"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"/>  <style>  </style>  </head> <body lang=EN-US link=black vlink=black> <div class=Section1> <![if !vml]><img width=437 height=303 src="cid:image012.jpg@01C8C7EE.B7EB8AB0" align=left hspace=12 v:shapes="_x0000_s1031"><![endif]><o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <![if !vml]> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 align=left> <tr> <td width=22 height=0></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td><img width=428 height=432 src="cid:image013.jpg@01C8C7EE.B7EB8AB0" v:shapes="_x0000_s1032"></td> </tr> </table> <![endif]> <o:p></o:p> <![if !vml]> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 align=left> <tr> <td width=33 height=0></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td><img width=505 height=449 src="cid:image014.jpg@01C8C7EE.B7EB8AB0" v:shapes="_x0000_s1033"></td> </tr> </table> <![endif]> <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Hi Dale<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> I only have tear down pics. The legs have obviously taken a beating. It was hand grained rosewood over mahogany- Asian, I think. I posted some pics of it previously showing the treble fish on steroids. I also posted pics showing full agraffes  and agraffes on the bridges. <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> I’m doing a basic restring, pinblock, hammers, refinish. Nothing exotic in the belly. I’m planning on routering out the pinblock fields and epoxying new sections of pinblock in place, per Terry Farrell’s previously posted pics. I’m gonna try it. Replacing the entire original block would entail some pretty exotic cutting and shaping. <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> I am wanting to rescale. It has 23 notes in the bass section; tenor notes 24 & 25 are plain at 1111 mm and 1078 mm respectively. The original scale still stenciled on the piano calls for 22 ga. We took of 21 ga for #24 and 20 ga for #25. Very little of what came off corresponds to the stencils. So who knows what is going on. Better to start over. <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> I’ve used Arledge before to do a rescale. Anyone have any other recommendations or want to play with it? J I’ll be happy to submit a spreadsheet.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Blessings,<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> Dean<o:p></o:p> <u1:PERSONNAME u2:st="on">Dean May</u1:PERSONNAME>             cell 812.239.3359 <o:p></o:p> PianoRebuilders.com   812.235.5272 <o:p></o:p> <u1:PLACE u2:st="on"><u1:CITY u2:st="on"><u3:place u4:st="on"><u3:City u4:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Terre Haute</st1:City></u3:place></u3:City></u1:CITY> <u1:STATE u2:st="on"><st1:State u5_x003a_st="on" w:st="on">IN</u1:STATE></st1:State>  <u1:POSTALCODE u2:st="on"><st1:PostalCode u6_x003a_st="on" w:st="on">47802</u1:POSTALCODE></st1:PostalCode></st1:place></u1:PLACE><o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </div> From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of erwinspiano@aol.com Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 10:36 AM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: Re: Hallet Davis teardown update<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> <div id=u8CA95F9CB526F57-C0-3BEE>   Hey Dean   What are you doing to this old beast.  I Love the relics from 1890 to 1910. Real Tanks... with real redesign potential & gogeous cases. Real jig saw puzzles. Do you have an full glamour shot of this Beauty.  Just remember these paraphrased words from Buddy Bob Davis. The key to successful piano work is be able to get yourself out of trouble. Wow...been scorching my ears all week.   Now it's your turn   Dale <o:p></o:p> </div> </div> </body> </html>