Our own pianos

[ed440 at mindspring.com]

Neat question!

I have a P-22 for dependable practice instrument.

An Ellington grand, rescued from the dump and with many experiments (epoxy soundboard repair, Wapin bridge pins, lead weights on the long bridge, rescaled with Arledge bass strings, action with new Abel hammers and currently getting some geometry refinements in addition to strike and front weight continuities...now I'm thinking of adding a cut-off bar and fish, belly rail reinforcement and some sort of rim bracing or weights.  It is sounding better all the time.)

A 52" Mathusek vertical with all original parts awaits restoration.

Also a harpsichord and clavichord which sit sadly awaiting interest as that time of my life drifts into the past.

Ed Sutton

-----Original Message-----
>From: Phil Bondi <phil at philbondi.com>
>Sent: Apr 26, 2006 7:22 AM
>To: Newtonville <pianotech at ptg.org>
>Subject: Our own pianos
>
>Hi all.
>
>I am curious more than anything: what do you have for a piano in your 
>own home?
>
>Me? Charles Walter Console. I bought it when I was apartment dwelling, 
>and move it into my Coach Home. Now that I have room for a Grand, I have 
>a 1863 Style2 that will be getting the full treatment..a real labor of 
>love for the foreseeable future.
>
>I also admit that I rarely play the piano in my own home, so owning an 
>antique that will be fully restored is a bit much..but I'm curious.
>
>-Phil Bondi(Fl)
>
>