This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Thanks much, Wim. Walnut it is, then. Now ... do I oil-rub it, lacquer = it, or poly-u it? Got a feeling it will be gorgeous if done well, a mess = if not. Makes me scared to try anything. So I'm just stripping it at the = moment. I guess the only real drawback to the Brambach knuckles is not having a = clear target to adjust the jack to. Alan ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Wimblees@AOL.COM=20 To: pianotech@ptg.org=20 Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 9:54 PM Subject: Re: New subject: Steck Small Grand In a message dated 7/18/02 12:21:27 AM !!!First Boot!!!, = mathstar@salemnet.com writes:=20 All this discussion of bolstering hammer knuckles begs the question: = Is it worth doing on Brambach/Francis Bacon style knuckles, or should I = follow my original inclination which is to save up the necessary shekels = to replace the shanks, knuckles and hammers (which are otherwise in = pretty good shape. Hammers obviously not originals. Ivories obviously = are and in good shape.=20 Any experience or thoughts on this piano much appreciated. Market = value? I paid $800.=20 If the hammers and centers are in good condition, the pearl shaped = knuckles last longer than the round ones.=20 B y-the-way, stripping the old finish has revealed a very, very dark = and closely grained wood I've not seen in a piano. Could it be a dark = walnut or really dark mahogany?=20 If it brown, it's walnut. If it has a reddish tint to it, it's = mahogany.=20 Wim=20 A lan=20 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/38/c0/3a/25/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
This PTG archive page provided courtesy of Moy Piano Service, LLC