Rebuild Project - suggestions?

Greg Newell gnewell@ameritech.net
Wed, 12 Oct 2005 16:32:56 -0400


Replace all bridge pins with one size larger.

Greg Newell


At 03:24 PM 10/12/2005, you wrote:
>I have a new, old Howard that I'm going to bring back to life, and I'm not 
>sure exactly how far I want to go with it. I'll start with replacing some 
>felts and regulating the action, which shouldn't be too hard, and see 
>where I can go from there. My only concern is the pin block, which doesn't 
>appear to be damaged, although the pins have been doped. I'm really 
>considering new pins and strings for it, which would really bring life to 
>it. It sounds pretty good as-is.
>
>At any rate, it will be a fun learning experience and will help my 
>confidence when I rebuild that old Mason & Hamlin. I've taken some photos 
>and plan to document my progress. Here's where I'm posting them:
>
>http://benhen2.tollfreepage.com/piano/
>
>Hopefully, these will be the "before" photos to go with my "after" ones.
>
>Any advice or suggestions?
>
>
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Greg Newell
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