[pianotech] Too Many Uprights

[gordon stelter]

Maybe refinish the cases and use themn to house Yamaha
Clavinovas or somesuch, with auxiliary amplifiers and
speakers?( I've wondered how a soundboard might
augment an electrical speaker output if the speaker
was screwed directly to the bridge.)QRS offered a
retrofit package such as this a few years ago. Maybe
they stillhave some units left.  It feels awful to
smash up a fine example of preWWI pianistic
woodworking, the likes of which we may never see
again. It also feels awful to starve to death because
you go broke storing stuff that is unprofitable to
rebuild. Note: I recently acquired a 1900'ish Everett,
which had little tabs cast intio the backs of the
pedals so that even when the pedals were in the "Up"
position, the pedal hole was covered to keep mice out!
How many millions of pianos could have avoided
infestation, had this simple option been more widely
used!
--- Mike Kurta <mkurta@adelphia.net> wrote:
>     Forgot to also mention in my last post to check
> out www.pianodesk.com
> Lots of good ideas of what to do with old uprights.
>     Mike Kurta
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 8:02 AM
> Subject: [pianotech] Too Many Uprights
> 
> 
> > I feel that I have to apologize for this post
> before I even write it, but
> here goes....
> >
> > I have a small rebuilding shop (900 sq. ft.). I
> currently have two grands
> I am working on, three more grands stored up on
> their sides, and six
> 100-year old uprights. Of the uprights, two are
> Mason & Hamlins, two are
> Steinways, and two are no-namers. Obviously, the
> four M&Hs and S&Ss have
> potential for remanufacturing/resale and they will
> be stored in my shop
> until they are rebuilt, but my question is the other
> two uprights.
> >
> > They are both very nice rebuilding stock. These
> are not cheepie pianos.
> Many great features, Wendel, Nickel & Goss action,
> and a host of other
> features suggesting well-above average quality
> pianos.
> >
> > I guess I am just not completely over that newbie
> thing of having a hard
> time junking an upright. Hey, 20 or 50 years from
> now, these things may well
> be irreplaceable - valuable rare fine instruments
> (after they are
> rewhatevered). Do we really want to trash the better
> examples of piano mfg.
> from this era?
> >
> > I just don't have the room to store these. The
> only options I can think of
> are:
> >
> > #1) store them in a hot, humid, mousy garage (in
> Florida, garage floods on
> occasion, but I can put them up on blocks),
> >
> > #2) rent a storage garage (arggggggg - no way -
> $$$$$),
> >
> > #3) give them away (but they don't really play - I
> can't do that),
> >
> > #4) bust 'em up (lot's of good nuts and bolts and
> screws - and I can cut
> up and play with the spruce from the soundboard -
> and the bass strings are
> lots of fun to do target practice with by setting up
> a target on the other
> side of the shop) - but gosh, this option seems
> criminal.
> >
> > What should I do with the two no-name uprights?
> Vote for #1 through #4.
> Any other constructive ideas will be appreciated,
> and non-constructive ideas
> are OK too (just nothing anatomically compromising),
> as we all need an
> outlet. Thanks.
> >
> > Anyone want a couple free quality uprights for
> rebuilding (both 1890s with
> very nice cases)???
> >
> > Terry Farrell
> >
> >
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