Dave, Send it to Terry for the keybed stuff and you do the rest!!!!! :-D Avery At 10:40 AM 3/1/2007, you wrote: >----- Original Message ----- > > Has anyone repaired/replaced a Steinway keybed? >SNIP > > ----------------------------- > > Dave Doremus, RPT > > New Orleans > >Hi Dave, > >I have not replace a Steinway keybed, nor have I replaced a whole >keybed in any piano. But I have replace about half a keybed - the >ends and the edge that meets the belly rail - arguably the more >challenging half of a keybed. The ends were mortised into place on >this old Knabe grand. Damage was related to termites - not flooding. >The piano resides in a hospital lobby - the termite damage became >apparent one morning when someone asked why the piano was lying on >the floor rather than on it's legs....... > >I'm happy to share anything I might be able to help you with. > >You might want to start by doing a big overview of the damage to >your piano. Give it a good look for case twisting/warping - you >know, like a square grand case will twist with time - see if the >top/bottom of the rim are on one plane. You stated that it looks >like the bottom of the rim may have expanded - measure the width at >the top of the case and at the bottom - that should answer that >question. See if the keybed is square to the case sides - maybe >measure a good piano - I am just assuming it should be square. > >Does anyone know what kind of adhesive S&S used 20 years ago for >laminating the rim? Chances are it is some sort of modern >water-proof adhesive - so maybe there is less rim damage than one >might suspect. > >Just some initial thoughts. If you or the owner don't want the piano >- I'd be interested. A couple pictures below of the keybed job I did >a few years ago. > >Terry Farrell > >[] > > > >[] > > >----- Original Message ----- > > Has anyone repaired/replaced a Steinway keybed? >SNIP > > ----------------------------- > > Dave Doremus, RPT > > New Orleans > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20070301/86416d76/attachment-0001.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 6b0dc8d.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 40500 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20070301/86416d76/attachment-0002.jpg -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 6b0dc9d.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 47779 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20070301/86416d76/attachment-0003.jpg
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