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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Responding to Tim Cole; </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I did drill the T P holes in the block =
deeper to
accept 2/0x2 3/8 pins. This piano also now has all new hammers, =
shanks,
dampers. It was necessary to use the original butts due to =
unavailability,
however several replacement butts and flanges were custom made by PTG'r =
P.
Nehlson. The beautiful rosewood case is stripped and awaiting =
refinishing.
The original ivories will require buffing and be retained. Good =
luck with
yours.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Carlos Ralon, RPT</FONT></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=tcole@cruzio.com href="mailto:tcole@cruzio.com">Thomas =
Cole</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, January 04, =
2006 1:36
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Knabe Tuning =
Mystery</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Thanks, Carlos, a person with actual =
experience!<BR><BR>I'm
only considering restringing because of breakage in the high treble. =
No pigeon
patina or soundboard damage, block is tight, action great except it =
could use
new hammers. But I can see that I'll have to eliminate as much as =
possible the
climatic changes.<BR><BR>Did you drill the holes deeper for the new
pins?<BR><BR>Tom Cole<BR><BR>Carlos Ralon wrote:<BR>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am just finishing a full =
restoration on a
1893 Knabe 57" upright. Why the tuning instability? This =
model
Knabe is VERY suseptible to temp and humidity change. Only =
because
of personal reasons did I take on this job. In other =
words it's a
freebe for the steaming historic Liberty museum ship, the S.S. John =
W.
Brown. Both ship and piano built in Baltimore. The 3/4 =
plate
flange is tightly wedged beneath the pin block, and is =
wraped
under the piano bottom and screwed there. I think this plate and =
S.B.
configuration does not allow for much movement due to climatic
change. I discovered this piano in a wharehouse on a Baltimore =
dock
next to the ship. It had been there since WW II covered with =
what
pidgens do. The tuning was still near 435 and the pins =
were
tight. However the SB was split pulling the ribs loose. One =
should
note that this era Knabe used #1 by only 2" tuning pins, take care =
what size
you re-install. We have replaced the sound board and the bass =
pin
block. The bridges were fine. We had to remove the bass =
side of
the case to get the extremely tight fitting plate out of the
piano.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The action has a double stack with =
rocker
capstans and is very hard to find action parts. After =
stringing and
kept in proper climate conditions the tuning is very stable at A440 =
with a
booming tone some grands would like to have. I've had the =
piano in my
shop for about 4 years, working between the pay jobs. IMO this =
type of
job should never be undertaken with profit in mind. Maybe =
before I
check out, this old veteran ship of WW II will get a nice =
piano for
her crew and passangers as she visits ports along the Atlantic
coast. Visit it at <A
href="http://www.liberty-ship.com">www.liberty-ship.com</A>. =
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Carlos Ralon,
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