Ahhhh. Where to begin. Let's try this approach: Two year of education, plus 5 years experience, plus $5,000 worth of tools might get you close enough to do a fair job. Anything less, it is highly unlikely you will suceed. My advice is to hire a reputable piano technician and ask her/his advice. If they don't try to talk you out of it, consider that they are trying to rip you off. If you actually try to do it, consider that an experienced technician might spend 200 to 300 hours totally rebuilding a piano. For an inexperienced amateur, multiply that by two or more. Consider also, that the seller of the house might know something you do not. Seeing as how you are likely to try this anyway, get a copy of "Piano Servicing, Tuning & Rebuilding" by Arthur A. Reblitz, 1993. Read it. See if you still want to get into it. As far as parts go, most parts manufacturers will only sell to piano supply houses and piano technicians. Ask the reputable piano technician that inspected your piano for advice on parts purchase. Terry Farrell Piano Tuning & Service Tampa, Florida mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen Dunn" <stevedunn1@email.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 4:55 PM > Hello. I just "inherited" an old vertical piano with a house I just bought. > Apparently, the seller thought it too useless to bother moving or otherwise > disposing of. As for me, I love it, and since I like to do things with my > hands, I want to try to replace/restore the basic working parts (felt, > hammers, etc), but I don't know where to look for the best-priced > new/replacement ones. Can you help? > > It's a Conover, and I cannot tell exactly when it was made, but the main > cast body inside has a 6-digit number near the top which I take to be its > number off the manufacture line, something in the neighborhood of 153,000. > It also has 4 patent years stamped/cast into it, the most recent of which is > in the 1880's. Any assistance in pointing me toward a good parts resource > would be helpful and appreciated. Thanks. > > Steve. > > > ----------------------------------------------- > FREE! The World's Best Email Address @email.com > Reserve your name now at http://www.email.com > > >
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