1879 Steinway A = pics inside

[Richard Brekne]

Quentin Codevelle wrote:

> Hi Ric,
>  
> The rebuilt we make is a big rebuilt, everything is new except 
> pinblock and soundboard.
> New action, new strings, case refinishing...
> We had some shimming work to do on the board. But the bridges are just 
> fine.
> I only installed new whippens, shanks and heads on this one. I'm not 
> going to regulate it myself, one of my collegues will (though I'd 
> really like to!).
> With the new whippens there seemed to be no problem at all with 
> alignement between jack and knuckle... Too bad your customer doesn't 
> want to install new whippens !! It's a Steinway after all, the 
> regulation would have probably been easier and more even with a 
> new set of whippens, don't you think?

Its a bit more convenient with a jack regulating button... but I'll get 
it up and running fine enough. The most important issue is that the jack 
is back far enough, and that the jack and letoff button are actuated at 
the same time. A bit too deep jack can affect this second, and a few 
other things... but I can always felt shim the cushion if I need to.  I 
have this thin fluffy felt sheet for just this kind of thing... 1 mm or 
so thick.  Works just dandy.

>  
> The difference is that the Steinway we rebuilt right now will be for 
> sale in our workplace, it does not belong to any customer.So we can do 
> the big work without any money restrictions. For sure, that would not 
> have been the case if it was not our instrument !!


Ah.. that makes it nice to fool around with.  I know of a couple folks 
stateside that would just love to get ahold of a rim like that to 
rebuild totally....  Have fun

>  
> The case has been totally refinished, it is a beautiful mahogany case.
>  
> Take Care,
>  
> Quentin
>  

Cheers
RicB