Dave, At 01:36 PM 1/28/97 +0000, you wrote: >Dear list, > >I am restringing an old Kimball upright and have a couple >questions. > My condolences. >#1...When I restring I will remove the tenor/treble pressure bar >for ease of stringing. I imagine I will just take measurements >along the bar and return it to the same height and pressure. Is this >correct? > If they had been that careful in original manufacture, it might make a real difference. There will probably be other opinions, but I would certainly follow your plan for a start, being ready to make changes if things require more/less termination. I think that I would be more concerned about the condition of the wood into which the screws holding the bar go. Whether it's the pinblock or not, that wood may need drilling, plugging and redrilling in order to have structural integrity. If you've used Falconwood (or similar) plugs in pinblock repair, it's a walk in the park. >#2...The piano has 00 pins! I will be putting in 2's. The >tuning pin area has this dimpled brass? sheet over it and my >2's just barely fit in the holes. Would I have to drill the >plate holes bigger if I was using a bigger pin? > Assuming that your drill press doesn't have too much chatter, you can mount the sheets to some kind of hardwood backing and drill the holes out. The answer to if you have to depends. It always seems to me to be a judgment call. >I will not be able to rescale this piano because of time >constraints. Darn! > I've heard an awful lot of rescaling that was clearly not an improvement. Just a thought... >Thanks in advance... > Most welcome. Good to see you on the list. Best. Horace Horace Greeley "I believe I'd go with the pliers." - Bill Brandom Stanford University email: hgreeley@leland.stanford.edu voice mail: 415.725.9062 LiNCS help line: 415.725.4627
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