This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Piannaman@aol.com wrote: > List, > > While tuning a nice 1942 Baldwin L yesterday, the owner mentioned that > she had an old piano in the other room that had some notes that didn't > work, and wondered whether I could look at it and see if I could fix it. > > Turns out to be a Steinway "V" from around 1920, impeccably refinished > in deep red Mahogany. The hammers have been replaced within the last > couple of decades, but probably have never been used all that much, > given the state of the hammer-flange centers. > > I didn't have to do much examining to figure out that the piano is > infested with verdigris (I forgot to note whether there are double > flanges, though :-( ). > > I am going to take on the job of repinning this beast if the owners > decide they want it done, but I have a few questions. > > 1. Will I need to replace bushings as well as the center pins? I > certainly suspect so, since the cloth is the culprit. yeppers > > 2. Will it be cheaper/easier to just replace all of the flanges in > the piano? yeppers > > 3. Is it likely that all of the flanges in the piano are verdigris > victims? The whippen and jack flanges don't seem to be binding, but I > would suspect that Steinway used paraffin in all of their bushing cloth. yeppers... thats a distinkt possiblity > > 4. Time estimates from anyone who has done this project before would > be most appreciated: > A. Repinning all flanges 2 hours, that will say with nicely bushed flanges laying on the table in front of you. > B. Replacing all flanges and subsequent fitting involved Implies repinning some of them... time consuming due to lining up the parts.... a days work ? > C. Rebushing and repinning all flanges A good days work. > > I will also consult Joe's "G" Piano Works labor guide for ETs for > these various operations. Didnt he play football for the Rams ???... quarterback... I think... fell in love with Susanne York....? > > Thanks in advance for your expertise, > > Dave Stahl > > Cheers RicB ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/23/95/09/84/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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