<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>Some members on this list advocated getting a circular saw with a BIG blade (concrete saw?) and then running it along a guide screwed to the piano back, </span></div><div><span>so that the cut goes right along this line, and then replacing the cut with a thin slice of wood when gluing everything back together. I would advocate drilling a few half-inch holes directly into this line (about 2"deep, from back, top, and bottom) then gluing in short dowel pieces to one side of the cut to act as "keys" for when gluing the sides back on, to keep them from sliding around. (A miserable experience when you're lying on your back under the piano, trying to keep things lined up and glue is dripping all over you!)  But I'm not the expert on this ( I've thus far only used the messy method of ramming flooring chisels into the joint -- not at all ptretty!) so I look forward to hearing what The Real Experts suggest.</span></div><div><span>(Muchly so --- I have 2 spectacular, 1890's Knabe uprights with laminated ribs that will need the sides off, if they are ever to be correctly restored.) </span></div><div></div><div> </div><div>Euphonious Thumpe<br></div> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <div style="margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); height: 0px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;" class="hr" contentEditable="false" readonly="true"></div> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Gene Nelson <nelsong@intune88.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> pianotech@ptg.org <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, May 17, 2012 2:27 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [pianotech] SS k restoration<br> </font> </div> <br> <div id="yiv1507412602"> <style>  </style> <div> <div class="yiv1507412602Section1"> <div class="yiv1507412602MsoNormal"><font color="black" size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">  </span></font></div> <div class="yiv1507412602MsoNormal"><font color="black" size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">  </span></font></div> <div> <div style="text-align: center;" class="yiv1507412602MsoNormal" align="center"><font color="black" size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style='color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt;'> <div style="margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); height: 0px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;" class="hr" contentEditable="false" readonly="true"></div> </span></font></div> </div> <div class="yiv1507412602MsoNormal"><font color="black" size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Hi Gene:</span></font></div> <div class="yiv1507412602MsoNormal"><font color="black" size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">  </span></font></div> <div class="yiv1507412602MsoNormal"><font color="black" size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I made an inquiry about the WNG vertical action parts recently, for an old Type 3 Mason & Hamlin screwstringer upright.  Nina told me they would not be available until late fall, and that they would only be available as a drop in top action (not as individual action parts).   Is that your understanding?  </span></font></div> <div class="yiv1507412602MsoNormal"><font color="black" size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">  </span></font></div> <div class="yiv1507412602MsoNormal"><font color="black" size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">  </span></font></div> <div class="yiv1507412602MsoNormal"><font color="black" size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">*** Yes.</span></font></div> <div class="yiv1507412602MsoNormal"><font color="black" size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">  </span></font></div> <div class="yiv1507412602MsoNormal"><font color="black" size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">You are going to modernize the dampers system too, are you not?</span></font></div> <div class="yiv1507412602MsoNormal"><font color="black" size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">  </span></font></div> <div class="yiv1507412602MsoNormal"><font color="black" size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">*** Everything will be modernized.</span></font></div> <div class="yiv1507412602MsoNormal"><font color="black" size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">  </span></font></div> <div class="yiv1507412602MsoNormal"><font color="black" size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Gene</span></font></div> <div class="yiv1507412602MsoNormal"><font color="black" size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">  </span></font></div> <div class="yiv1507412602MsoNormal"><font color="black" size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Will Truitt </span></font></div> <div class="yiv1507412602MsoNormal"><font color="black" size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">  </span></font></div> <div> <div style="border-width: 1pt medium medium; border-style: solid none none; border-color: rgb(181, 196, 223) currentColor currentColor; padding: 3pt 0in 0in;"> <div class="yiv1507412602MsoNormal"><b><font color="black" size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">From:</span></font></b><font color="black" size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;"> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">On Behalf Of </span></b>Gene Nelson<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, May 17, 2012 12:50 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> pianotech@ptg.org<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [pianotech] SS k restoration</span></font></div> </div> </div> <div class="yiv1507412602MsoNormal"><font color="black" size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">  </span></font></div> <div class="yiv1507412602MsoNormal"><font color="black" size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">  </span></font></div> <div class="yiv1507412602MsoNormal"><font color="black" size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">  </span></font></div> <div> <div class="yiv1507412602MsoNormal"><font color="black" size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.5pt;">Good luck!</span></font></div> </div> <div> <div class="yiv1507412602MsoNormal"><font color="black" size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.5pt;">  </span></font></div> </div> <div> <div class="yiv1507412602MsoNormal"><font color="black" size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.5pt;">  Have you also replaced the dreaded double flange action parts before?  </span></font></div> <div class="yiv1507412602MsoNormal"><font color="black" size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.5pt;">  </span></font></div> <div class="yiv1507412602MsoNormal"><font color="black" size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.5pt;">*** If you are going to the National in Washington State , visit the WNG display. They have the answer to this dread waiting for me.</span></font></div> <div class="yiv1507412602MsoNormal"><font color="black" size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.5pt;">Gene</span></font></div> </div> <div> <div class="yiv1507412602MsoNormal"><font color="black" size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.5pt;">  </span></font></div> </div> <div> <div class="yiv1507412602MsoNormal"><font color="black" size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.5pt;">  </span></font></div> </div> <div> <div class="yiv1507412602MsoNormal"><font color="black" size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.5pt;">Best,</span></font></div> </div> <div> <div class="yiv1507412602MsoNormal"><font color="black" size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.5pt;">Paul</span></font></div> </div> <div> <div class="yiv1507412602MsoNormal"><font color="black" size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.5pt;">  </span></font></div> </div> <div> <div class="yiv1507412602MsoNormal"><font color="black" size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.5pt;">  </span></font></div> </div> <div style="border-width: 1pt medium medium; border-style: solid none none; border-color: rgb(181, 196, 223) currentColor currentColor; padding: 3pt 0in 0in;"> <div class="yiv1507412602MsoNormal"><b><font color="black" size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">From: Gene Nelson <<a href="mailto:nelsong@intune88.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" saprocessedanchor="true" ymailto="mailto:nelsong@intune88.com" original_target="mailto:nelsong@intune88.com">nelsong@intune88.com</a>><br> Reply-To: <<a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" saprocessedanchor="true" ymailto="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" original_target="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a>><br> Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 08:54:23 -0700<br> To: <<a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" saprocessedanchor="true" ymailto="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" original_target="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a>><br> Subject: [pianotech] SS k restoration</span></font></b></div> </div> <div> <div class="yiv1507412602MsoNormal"><b><font color="black" size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.5pt; font-weight: bold;">  </span></font></b></div> </div> <div> <div> <div class="yiv1507412602MsoNormal"><b><font color="black" size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.5pt; font-weight: bold;"><img id="yiv1507412602_x0000_i1025" border="0" src="cid:1.3668426984@web114720.mail.gq1.yahoo.com" width="629" height="357"></span></font></b></div> <div class="yiv1507412602MsoNormal"><b><font color="black" size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">Hello all,</span></font></b></div> <div class="yiv1507412602MsoNormal"><b><font color="black" size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">I am just starting the restoration process for a 1916 SS K.</span></font></b></div> <div class="yiv1507412602MsoNormal"><b><font color="black" size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">Having never disassembled an upright before – what is the best way to remove the side panels and the part of the top lid that appears glued to the case? Are these pieces glued as well as screwed to the case? It would seem to me that removal of these panels is a must for refinishing and removal of the plate/board etc. Also, the complete top lid assembly must come off if I am to rout out the existing block.</span></font></b></div> <div class="yiv1507412602MsoNormal"><b><font color="black" size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">The piano will get refinished, new block new board.</span></font></b></div> <div class="yiv1507412602MsoNormal"><b><font color="black" size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">Your thoughts and experience would be appreciated.</span></font></b></div> <div class="yiv1507412602MsoNormal"><b><font color="black" size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">Gene Nelson</span></font></b></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><br><br> </div> </div> </div></body></html>