<html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=Windows-1252"> </head> <body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> <div>Good luck!</div> <div><br> </div> <div>I've never gone that far with any upright.  Have you also replaced the dreaded double flange action parts before?  You'll come up with interesting combinations of swear words!</div> <div><br> </div> <div>Those are nice old pianos. Much better than 1098's.</div> <div><br> </div> <div>Chuck Behm in Iowa may have some good advise on this, but not sure if he is on any of the PTG lists. </div> <div><br> </div> <div>Best,</div> <div>Paul</div> <div><br> </div> <div><br> </div> <span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"> <div style="font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; text-align:left; color:black; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: #b5c4df 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 3pt"> <span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span>Gene Nelson <<a href="mailto:nelsong@intune88.com">nelsong@intune88.com</a>><br> <span style="font-weight:bold">Reply-To: </span><<a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a>><br> <span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span>Thu, 17 May 2012 08:54:23 -0700<br> <span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span><<a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a>><br> <span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span>[pianotech] SS k restoration<br> </div> <div><br> </div> <div xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:dt="uuid:C2F41010-65B3-11d1-A29F-00AA00C14882" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <meta name="Microsoft Theme 2.00" content="Studio 011"> <meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"> <style>  </style> <div bgcolor="white" background="cid:image001.gif@01CD340A.8F20A110" lang="EN-US" link="#330099" vlink="#CCCC33"> <img src="cid:image001.gif@01CD340A.8F20A110" v:src="cid:image001.gif@01CD340A.8F20A110" v:shapes="_x0000_Mail" width="0" height="0" class="shape" style="display:none;width:0;height:0"> <div class="Section1"> <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt">Hello all,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt">I am just starting the restoration process for a 1916 SS K.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt">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.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt">The piano will get refinished, new block new board.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt">Your thoughts and experience would be appreciated.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt">Gene Nelson<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </div> </div> </span> </body> </html>