I first sent this posting with pictures attached, and it has not
appeared yet, on the list, so I am re-posting it without the pix. How do I
get to the "images", wherever they are, to see if the moderator has posted
them yet?
Anybody got some stories about how they replaced a pinblock, or soundboard
on one of these? I saw this one yesterday. I got a call from another tech
( I found out that the call went from the customer to one tech, to another
tech, to me, now I know why). The pinblock is two tiered, and the plate and
the block are mortised into the sides of the case. The soundboard has a
beautiful scrolled molding around the perimeter, that would be difficult to
remove without damaging, if one would try to remove it, I would guess.
Somebody restrung the piano, and put on new hammers, at some not that
distant past. They must have determined that the board was flat, and needed
to have more downbearing, so they put shims under the strings, right behind
the front bridge pins. The strings sit off the surface of the bridge at the
rear pins.
The hammers are huge. The centers are sluggish with vertigris, knuckles
flat, etc. Rocker capstans, I think is the right term?
Overall, I was surprised that the sound of the piano was pretty good.
Bass full, no dead strings.
Anybody have an idea of the value of this 8 1/2 foot beast? Serial
number is 10433 (I found it stamped in the keybed). Any advice on the
pinblock and soundboard would be welcomed, as well.
Clark A. Sprague, RPT
csprague4 at woh.rr.com
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