Probably has magnificent "Flame Mahogany" under that paint, too! --- "Alan R. Barnard" <mathstar@salemnet.com> wrote: > I tune a vintage Fischer. First time, I did a > complete regulation and > replaced the little brass plates holding all > hammers. The rail was okay, but > the plates were bent, cracked, and some were broken. > > You can tell, looking at the interior, that it has a > magnificent cabinet. > The owner, in the 60's, ANTIQUED this piano a puky > green. I tried to talk > her into refinishing it again .... > > I love these big old pianos. Too bad they haven't > all received TLC. > > Alan Barnard > Salem, MO > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Newton Hunt" <nhunt@optonline.net> > To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Friday, September 13, 2002 8:20 AM > Subject: J C Fischer - New York > > > > Last night I saw an interesting piano, a 1910 > Fischer maybe about 58" > > tall, maybe 5'. > > > > I got a desperate call from this lady who says the > previous tuner ruined > > her piano because not the keys rattled and the > tone was muffled on some > > notes and it didn't sound that way before. Since > she lives one block > > and one house away I went over to take a look see. > > > > I spent some time talking to her, filing three > hammers, adjusting the > > pedals for silence, tweaking this and that. > > > > Some interesting features: > > Lost motion compensater > > Bass hammers cut both side, top and bottom > > Solid metal pedal levers that use adjustable > pivot ends > > 28 bass > > No bass cut off bar > > Treble bridge hooked back up :( > > Brass rail for the butt pins :( > > > > What a fabulously fabricated Fischer. They tried > to make a wonderful > > piano and they succeeded marvelously. > > > > Next week I will file the hammers (what's left of > them), tighten all the > > screws, and adjust the lost motion and touch up > the tuning. > > > > What it really needs: > > Hammers, > > Damper felts > > Regulation > > Keytops (replace old replacements) > > New bass strings (with new scale) > > Maybe new pins (restringing) > > Refinishing > > > > None of which she can afford. > > > > Sometimes you run across one of those old monsters > that are worth > > preserving and delightful to work upon. Such is > the case here. > > > > Have a fantastic weekend everyone! > > > > Newton > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pianotech list info: > https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! News - Today's headlines http://news.yahoo.com
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