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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Not too horribly unusual to find good-looking =
action wood
in an old piano. How did the new-looking wood appear compared to =
the rails
and action brackets and keys? If similar, it is likely original. Yes, =
the piano
can be refurbished, rebuilt, or remanufactured. And yes, you are likely =
correct
that it is not worth it.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>But then again, was it Grandma's?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV>
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PTSIZE="10">Greetings,<BR><BR>  =
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The other day I tuned a piano that has all the damper wires in the =
front of
the action....very gently! The people wanted to know if the =
piano could
be refurbished, however, the action wood is not all decrepid and dark =
and
dried out! (as one think it would/should be after all those years)
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My
question is: Was there a company that made replacement actions for =
these
pianos, perhaps in the 1950's, 1960's? The reason I ask is that the =
action's
wooden parts look no older than that....and...are these pianos =
difficult to
rework (new cloth/felts regulation and such)? (I really think this =
piano is
not worth it)<BR><BR>rookie,<BR>Julia Gottchall, <BR>Reading, =
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