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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=tubist@swbell.net href="mailto:tubist@swbell.net">Paul =
Mulik</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, May 29, 2003 =
8:28
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Upright parts =
salvage</DIV>
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<DIV>Hello list,<BR><BR>When disposing of an old worthless piano, what =
parts
are worth saving? I've<BR>got an old clunker of an upright that =
a
relative dropped off at my house<BR>when I was out of town for the day =
(wasn't
that nice of him? At least I<BR>didn't have to help move =
it.) This
is one of those chopped-down "mirror"<BR>jobs, with several coats of =
paint on
it.<BR><BR>I figured on saving the action, the pedals, and the =
casters.
Should I keep<BR>anything else? Naturally, if it had ivory =
keytops I
would save them, but<BR>this particular gem has all plastic keytops (I =
guess
I'll save a few of the<BR>sharps). The person who dropped it off =
told me
that the old keytops were<BR>down inside the bottom of the cabinet, so =
I
opened 'er up and sure enough<BR>there they were, but they're plastic
too. Why anyone went to the expense of<BR>putting new keytops on =
this
thing remains a mystery.<BR><BR>Paul
=
Mulik<BR><BR><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>p=
ianotech
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<DIV>The screws! They don't make screws as well anymore. =
Action
parts aren't really worth saving except maybe a few for odd =
replacements,
especially if they're a type that's no longer made. But action =
hardware
like damper lift rod hinges and action bolt nuts are worth =
saving.
Bottom boards, as Terry said, are worth saving if they're not split -- =
for
replacing split ones on other pianos. And pedals. I save =
almost
all the hardware, especially casters that still work OK. Many =
times I
have had to replace only one or two casters on an old upright. =
But
tuning pins, keys, key buttons, strings, capstan screws, keyframes,
keypins are not worth keeping except for making homemade
tools, gizmos, or other odd uses. Some techs keeps an old =
keyframe
as a rack when refinishing sharps. Depends what you've got room
for. A store I worked for used an old upright carcass as a =
flower
planter in front of the store. You'll only get a few cents at a =
scrap
metal yard for the plate. --David Nereson, RPT =
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