Nora - with a last name like that, can't you find an old American piano made in NY that has agraffes on the bridge????? ;-) Terry Farrell On Oct 8, 2010, at 12:50 PM, nora somer wrote: > Hello all, > > Any hints, tips, FYIs, or sage words of wisdom for restoring a 5'8" > 1926 Knabe grand? Is there anything special (inherent to this piano) > I should look out for and address in the restoration process? > > Philosophical question: is it still a 1926 Knabe if little things > unique to a Knabe of that time period are changed (i.e., replacing > the center rail key pins and key buttons with modern ones)? If it's > not a flaw or poor design, I just think it would be cooler to have > the original design, but what a hassle it would be for replacing key > buttons and bushings! What are your thoughts? > > Thanks in advance, > > Nora Somer RPT > SLC UT Chapter -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20101008/05d99209/attachment.htm>
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