---------------------- multipart/mixed attachment Paul, If I ever bother tearing down old uprights for parts (which I=20 almost never do) I would be inclined to save the screws. I'm of the opinion= =20 that you simply can't buy screws of that size and strength anymore. Greg Newell At 10:28 AM 5/29/2003, you wrote: >Hello list, > >When disposing of an old worthless piano, what parts are worth saving? = I've >got an old clunker of an upright that a relative dropped off at my house >when I was out of town for the day (wasn't that nice of him? At least I >didn't have to help move it.) This is one of those chopped-down "mirror" >jobs, with several coats of paint on it. > >I figured on saving the action, the pedals, and the casters. Should I keep >anything else? Naturally, if it had ivory keytops I would save them, but >this particular gem has all plastic keytops (I guess I'll save a few of the >sharps). The person who dropped it off told me that the old keytops were >down inside the bottom of the cabinet, so I opened 'er up and sure enough >there they were, but they're plastic too. Why anyone went to the expense= of >putting new keytops on this thing remains a mystery. > >Paul Mulik > > > >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives Greg Newell Greg's piano Fort=E9 mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net=20 ---------------------- multipart/mixed attachment--
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