Hallet Davis teardown update

[Jim]

Hi Dean

I noticed the ornate, but abused legs on this piano, and they remind me of 
the chap who currently does all my cabinet work. I met him after tuning a 
Steinway square and told the customer how amazing it was to have the 
original bench, with the ornate legs and all, a perfect match to the piano 
legs in every detail.
Oh no, she said, we had Gerrie make the bench, and he hand carved the legs, 
scaled down, to match !!!

If any one needs ornate or complicated reproductiond, I'd be happy to 
provide more info . .
cheers

Jim Kinnear
www.pianoguy.com
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  From: erwinspiano at aol.com
  To: pianotech at ptg.org
  Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 11:37 PM
  Subject: Re: Hallet Davis teardown update


  Dean
     The Henry Miller has 23 bass as well but the shape of your bridge 
should yield a far better tension overall. Beautiful legs baby!! I'll bet 
it has the raised  wooden paltform for the plate to sit on. You may be 
better off putting a the new adjustablee suspension bolts in. Having fun 
yet?
    Dale


































  Hi Dale

  I only have tear down pics. The legs have obviously taken a beating. It 
was hand grained rosewood over mahogany- Asian, I think. I posted some pics 
of it previously showing the treble fish on steroids. I also posted pics 
showing full agraffes  and agraffes on the bridges.

  I’m doing a basic restring, pinblock, hammers, refinish. Nothing exotic 
in the belly. I’m planning on routering out the pinblock fields and 
epoxying new sections of pinblock in place, per Terry Farrell’s previously 
posted pics. I’m gonna try it. Replacing the entire original block would 
entail some pretty exotic cutting and shaping.

  I am wanting to rescale. It has 23 notes in the bass section; tenor notes 
24 & 25 are plain at 1111 mm and 1078 mm respectively. The original scale 
still stenciled on the piano calls for 22 ga. We took of 21 ga for #24 and 
20 ga for #25. Very little of what came off corresponds to the stencils. So 
who knows what is going on. Better to start over.

  I’ve used Arledge before to do a rescale. Anyone have any other 
recommendations or want to play with it? J I’ll be happy to submit a 
spreadsheet.

  Blessings,


  Dean
  Dean May             cell 812.239.3359
  PianoRebuilders.com   812.235.5272
  Terre Haute IN  47802


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  From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On 
Behalf Of erwinspiano at aol.com
  Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 10:36 AM
  To: pianotech at ptg.org
  Subject: Re: Hallet Davis teardown update




    Hey Dean
    What are you doing to this old beast.  I Love the relics from 1890 to 
1910. Real Tanks... with real redesign potential & gogeous cases. Real jig 
saw puzzles. Do you have an full glamour shot of this Beauty.
   Just remember these paraphrased words from Buddy Bob Davis. The key to 
successful piano work is be able to get yourself out of trouble. Wow...been 
scorching my ears all week.
    Now it's your turn

    Dale

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