Weird Spinet

[MarinoPiano@aol.com]

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Not weird at all.  Coffin case spinets abound. Musette, Betsy Ross, (Probably 
rolled over  in her grave when they made it), etc. A lot with plastic elbows 
now disintergrated.  Actually, i think, rather pretty pianos.  Have seen lots 
in gorgous walnut bookmatched and grainy.

Speaking of which, got a call from a woman who said her piano needed new 
shoulders.  Went to look.  Mendelsohn spinet,, from the 30's.  All the keys were 
down. Plastic elbows.  Wrong body part diagnosis.  

Got the job, and in taking the action out noticed the dampers were ringing.  
Once out,, saw the damper rail had become unglued from the wip rail.  Quoted 
the repair and got the job. 

Off comes the dampers, reglue the rail.  Then all of a sudden off pops the 
wippin rail.  Off comes the wips and bridle straps rotted.  That's not so bad, 
but the tabs were glued to the wires.  Took them off with some dificulty.  Of 
course there were no bridle strap extension on the butt stems so had to go with 
the stupid clip ons.  Dropped a dab of CA glue on the clips cause I KNOW when 
you try to re-attach the straps to the wires the clips fall off.

Bench looked like a giant jig-saw puzzle.  Re-glued the rails and put 
humpty-dumpty back together again.  Did the elbows and will return the action this 
week.

Did I mention two dozen or so keys had a case of the "Growing Lead Weights" 
syndrome?  Jamming the keys against each other.  

Ain't the piano business grand!!!!

Arthur Marino
PS: Actually it was kinda fun.  Just all mindless screwing and un screwing.  
Now i hope the damn thing works.  Plastic damper flanges did not fall apart.  
A small bonus.

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