Keybed Inserts

[Farrell]

Not that many. Just one guy here. I keep two major jobs going at once - a
major job is one where I have the piano in my shop. Right now I have the
square grand (pin block plug, rescale, restring, refurbish action, new
hammers, shim board, refinish, etc.) and the Knabe for a new keybed. Other
pianos are waiting. While I have two going I may do a few odd things -
action rebuild/refurbish, and the like. My next major job will be my first
soundboard (yea!!!!), some redesigning, etc. I can hardly wait!

It likely seems that I have many projects because I have so many questions.
Many questions per project. Maybe someday it will be many projects per
question. Or maybe I will be able to provide more answers that I do
questions. Maybe.

It is wonderful to have the resources of this list. I would still be doing
the same projects, only I would be making many more mistakes and the final
product would be......... well, let's just say below that which it is now.
;-)   Big thanks to all that help me and others along.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Brekne" <rbrekne@broadpark.no>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2001 11:06 AM
Subject: Re: Keybed Inserts


> Holy Christmas Farrell.. How many projects do you have going on at the
same
> time over there... grin... I can hardly keep up with reading about them
all.
>
> :)
>
> Farrell wrote:
>
> > I am rebuilding a termite-damaged keybed on an old Knabe grand. Most of
the
> > keybed is softwood that was largely undamaged. The ends where the legs
> > attach were maple and oak and were all chewed up. I am replacing the
ends.
> > The keybed has little round wooden inserts that the glide bolts of the
> > action frame slide on. One of these inserts were in each end of the
keybed
> > and have been destroyed.
> >
> > What wood(s) are acceptable for keybed insert construction?
> > What is the grain orientation?
> > Do I really need the insert at all if the new keybed piece in that area
is
> > hard maple? I can even put a quarter-sawn piece of hard maple in that
area
> > if that grain orientation makes for a better surface.
> >
> > Thanks for any thoughts.
> >
> > Terry Farrell
>
> --
> Richard Brekne
> RPT, N.P.T.F.
> Bergen, Norway
> mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no
>
>