"transposing" Old Uprights

[Richard Moody]

> Remove all the screws holding the keyframe to the keybed and
>slide the keys one note to the right

Talk about a " cheap trick"  ; )  But it has merit. The last 3 old
uprights I tuned are better off half a step low.  And two of  three
are as good or better than anything made today.  No reason why they
can't go another 90 years. Might be worth trying to figure out. 
Lets see..... re position two cr pins and cut and reglue two
keys......there is probably more that would come up upon actually
trying it out.  ---ric.
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> From: Tom Cole <tcole@cruzio.com>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Re: A Glut of Old Uprights
> Date: Sunday, February 13, 2000 9:00 PM
> 
> Richard Moody wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > There is a reason people buy $250 uprights instead of $1200 or
> > $2200 instruments. How much does it cost to "rewire" an old
> > specimen so the keys move the next hammer?  I must admit it is
an
> > interesting idea, but I can't envision how it is done.  Got a
> > video?
> 
> Remove all the screws holding the keyframe to the keybed and
slide the
> keys one note to the right. Modify the keys below the breaks to
play in
> the next section and modify or remake the cheek blocks. Check
lost
> motion. Done. 
> 
> I figure $250 to do the job, plus or minus since I haven't done
it yet.
> 
> Sorry, probably not enought interest for a video. It's still in
the
> back-of-an-envelope stage. I'll do a write up if and when I get
some
> hands on experience. 
> 
> Tom
> 
> -- 
> Thomas A. Cole, RPT
> Santa Cruz, CA
> mailto:tcole@cruzio.com