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Terry, As I was reading your OP I was saying to myself: "Just make your own from trichord felt" Then you answered it in affirmative. Peter Grey Piano Doctor ------------------------------ Peter Grey Stratham NH (603) 686-2395 pianodoctor57@gmail.com ...

Hi Terry, I don't know about other uprights with wound tri-chords, but, of course, Steinway concert grands have them, and Yamaha nine-footers used to have them (not sure if they still do). Damper felts for wound tri-chords should be available from each ...

Schaff sells Laoureux quality A wedge felts, 27-1/2" long and vertical cut. Cut them to fit. Wim

I'm thinking that maybe asking that question was a good exercise in thinking all that through. I guess it would be pretty difficult to get the slit exactly the correct depth as well as centered properly. Probably making from scratch is the way to go. ...

I'm trying to help a customer out who wishes to replace the dampers on his 1880s Knabe upright. FWIW, the piano is in amazing original condition - you'd think it was a well cared for 50 year old high quality piano. The piano has 8 wound tricord notes. ...

Open pinblock? Transition bridge?

I'm sorry, I forgot to mention that the customer wants to sell the piano.

What is the approximate value of an 8' 1885 Knabe grand. Rebuilt 30 years ago. Excellent job. New strings and pin block, with original board. New hammers, shanks and flanges but original wips. New damper felts, but original back action. Refinished in ...

Hello, This will be the first time I am attending this convention. I'm looking for a roomate for Tuesday through Sunday (5 nights). Please contact me or message here if you are interested. Cell: (949)702-1809 Email: ben.mt.siu@gmail.com I am arriving ...

This will be my first convention. Please shoot me a text or email if you'd be interested in splitting a room for just the weekend, 3 nights. Thanks! ------------------------------ Bryan Gilbert Greenville SC (864) 517-0176 brygilb@gmail.com ----- ...

I have, thank you. Sent from my iPhone

Hi, Maggie! Love the advertisement video! Forsooth, that on which you expound is sorely needed! Chuck Sent from my iPhone

That would be 5pm out here in CA. I am going to be starting out by assuming I am a complete beginner, The way I used to prep for a physics test was to make a list of all the formulas. Then when I sat down I could write down the list and start the test. ...

Hi Joel, Have you found a room-mate? I actually need to arrive on Monday the 20th and will stay until the 26, Thanks, Eliot Lee ------------------------------ Eliot Lee, RPT www.AZPianoService.com c.602-481-9684 h.602-957-1711 -------------- ...

A square grand at the center of any of these family activities will experience a joy it never had as a musical instrument. ------------------------------ William Ballard RPT WBPS Saxtons River VT 802-869-3161 "Our lives contain a thousand springs ...

Hi all! If anyone wants to see me be sillier than usual, we had fun making this video to advertise my next livestream: https://youtu.be/hoANTlw2pQA . If you don't want to see me be silly, just know it's this Thursday, June 25, at 8PM on my YouTube ...

Simple woodworking tools can be used build a "mirror image" caul in pretty short order. But I like the idea of tape even better. Simple...effective. Peter Grey Piano Doctor ------------------------------ Peter Grey Stratham NH (603) 686-2395 pianodoctor57@gmail.com ...

I should mention that my reason for choice of fish glue is very fast tack time together with reversibility. It sticks well almost instantly (give it half a minute or so to tack for better results, and it's easy to scrape off (unlike Roo glue, contact ...

It seems the best way to "clamp" this would be to build a negative shape using a 3d printer. I assume all the Yamaha clips are the same size. This would keep the ecsaine shaped correctly. ------------------------------ Robert Hussa Riverton WY (307) ...

I have done it a couple of times. I used Roo glue and simply taped down the side and ends with blue painters tape. Worked well! Jim JP Fine Tuning Cape Cod Sent from my iPhone

Isaac Sadigursky showed how to clamp in the new leather/Ecsaine by jamming a pen into the narrowing corner. Doesn’t matter what glue you use, but Titebond Quick & Thick is great for this. I scrape out old glue/leather with a Japanese bushing cloth knife, ...

Some of you may very well be in tune to the characteristics of hyde glue. I was not aware of the some of the subtle types presented. You too might get answers to your general questions by watching this whole presentation. This guy really knows his ...

I did several of these. I found fish glue worked very well. Good idea to rub powdered teflon into the bearing surface of the leather before gluing it in. Regards, Fred Sturm fssturm@gmail.com "One's real life is so often the life that one does ...

Hi Alan- It's been several years but I'm pretty sure I used a simple hot glue gun. Those sticks dry very quickly with no special clamps needed necessarily. They don't absorb into the leather much either. There might be a better method but that ...

Hi Alan, I just did this a couple weeks ago. Much like the discussion on keytops, I found tape was all the clamping I needed to make it secure. https://my.ptg.org/communities/community-home/digestviewer/viewthread?GroupId=43&MID=657588 ------------------------------ ...

Greetings, A recent thread about gluing on keytops mentioned that if Roo glue is used, there is no need for clamping. We are replacing the leather on fallboards of older Yamahas where the spring attached to a key block interfaces with it (using Ecsaine) ...

I have found a roommate. ------------------------------ Roger Domeny, RPT Domeny's Piano Service Colton, CA http://www.domenyspianoservice.com roger@domenyspianoservice.com (909) 824-2561 ------------------------------

Hi John, So in using this method you must be cutting/filing/or doing whatever to remove the connecting tabs from the keys in each octave prior as the keytops could not be glued in place with them? Deb Debra Legg www.debraleggpiano.com ...

Actualy, if I was replacing keytops on one of these, I would make every effort to get it done with the keys in the piano. With Roo Glue you don't need to clamp. Hopefully most of the originals are still in place and can be used as guides (Don't remove ...

Here is a thread about opening an N2 https://my.ptg.org/communities/community-home/digestviewer/viewthread?GroupId=49&MessageKey=df9a8109-c8c5-453a-b6f5-7c2b822beba8&CommunityKey=76c8d8e5-6fa1-4522-9fa9-006ff252729b&tab=digestviewer The thread has ...

Condemn the piano and refuse the job. Black mold is very dangerous to be around or to even touch it because the spores will get into the air. Disturbing it can cause you and the customer respiratory issues Consult with a mold remediation company who should ...

Does this mean that the glue line in this process is relatively thick (as glue joints go), and remains relatively flexible? Is this the idea? Just curious since it seems relatively counter-intuitive. Peter Grey Piano Doctor ------------------------------ ...

David, all good advice! With 30+ years in the key restoration business, I've only clamped ivory. PVC-E and Roo only need initial, brief, light finger pressure. Deb Debra Legg www.debraleggpiano.com 5 Tarr's Lane WEST Rockport, MA 01966 ...

As to clamping, I've done dozens of sets of tops using PVC-E or similar, and never clamped any of them. Depends on what the glue needs. I was asked to add weight to the action of an N2 hybrid. I presumed it would come out like any grand action. ...

My Wife and I also enjoyed "Tuner", it was a lot of fun. I can also recommend another piano-centric film, "Piano to Zanskar". Not a heist flick, but rather an ultimate piano moving expedition. Here is a trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37VkJSdmvSE ...

Just looked back for a pic. Doesn't show the fixture but you can see how they're taped. This pic was captioned..."my Saturday morning" (four sets!) Debra Legg www.debraleggpiano.com 5 Tarr's Lane WEST Rockport, MA 01966 978-546-8428

I wouldn't consider the tape as much a clamp as a method to keep the top from shifting. Just align and place the top and gently push down along the length. Then apply the tape and set aside. I have 104 short lengths of tape stuck to the edge of and surface ...

Thanks to both of you. Debra, you're saying that the tape is adequate clamping? That will simplify things. The big issue is successfully pulling and disassembling the action. At least as complicated as pulling an old player stack as a preliminary. And ...

It's my experience that the only permanent fix is to repin a half size larger and fit the felt to the center pin with the Maninno broaches. I usually put an ink pen dot by the ones I've worked on. Best Wishes! Gene Taets, R.P.T. Sent from my iPh ...

I just did a set yesterday and have been doing keytop recovering for over 30 years. I use spring clamps and a 3/16”x1 1/8”x6” strip of wood or masonite as a clamp. You’ll also need something to gauge the overhang of the front. I use the spring clamp that ...

I do Yamaha warranty keytops all the time. I made a fixture that the front of the key rests against and keeps it correctly spaced out for the keytop lip overhang. I use strips of blue painter's tape over the freshly glued top. The first across the top ...

Next week I will be replacing an entire set of key tops on a Yamaha hybrid N3. I'm planning on using Roo Glue and am wondering if there's a simple system for clamping groups at a time. I'm trying to come up with something not too elaborate as I'm not ...

When you're cranking out 200 pianos a day (I've been told this was the general production rate back in the day), something's bound to go wrong. I have reason to believe that Don M. got to the bottom of it, as Mark D. explained. Peter Grey Piano ...

Recently a referred customer asked me to clean the interior of an upright and ultimately tune the piano. Needless to say, I was quite perplexed to discover what needed to be cleaned was black mold. Any suggestions on how and what to chemically clean it ...

Hi there! I am looking for a roomshare as well. If you are interested and still have room, let me know! I just sent you a text as well. ------------------------------ Eva Oakes Bethlehem PA (908) 798-1321 ------------------------------

I worked on 2000 Samick SIG-50 that had probably the worst case of tight center pins I've ever seen -- half the keys didn't play at all, some of the hammers flange centers were so tight that hammers wouldn't even fall back to rest. Somebody had previously ...

Examine the cut ends of the pins. If they are yellow you may also have a plating issue. Poor quality or contaminated felt could also be a factor. ------------------------------ Parker Leigh RPT Winchester VA (540) 722-3865 ----------------------- ...

It's not plating but rather improper installation of the cloth bushings. Repinning with careful reaming and most importantly vigorous burnishing will stabilize the bushing and permenantly cure the problem. Please search out Don Mannino's comments on ...

The ink on standard Sharpies is soluable in alcohol. If the alcohol doesn't damage the finish (it will dissolve shellac finishes) it should remove the ink easily. Proceed carefully. ------------------------------ Blaine Hebert RPT Duarte CA (626) ...

While I have worked with Samick pianos with center pin issues I have never actually seen pins with plating issues. I would greatly appreciate it if anyone who has repinned any of these would actually save and send me some of the pins for microscopic ...