Christopher, I was just in Taunton a couple of months ago. Wish I had known.
The Harpsichord Clearing House is in Rehoboth, where I graduated HS, so
I made quite a few trips down memory lane while I was there geographically
speaking. Spent a lot of my HS days hanging around in Taunton.
I rebuilt a AA a while back. Very nice results. The pinblock was the big problem (ha ha). .
Kidding aside, I found that the machines are basically the same as those used on drum
heads, and also that a common hex bit will work on them, which makes clearance
issues a little less frustrating. I used a bit with a T-handle for tuning as the tool
sold by the parts houses tends to contact adjacent machines, and detunes what
you might have just gotten right.
Good to know you have the tuning parts if I consider doing another one. This one came to me
from Houston when the owner was moving to NC and then sent there to the new residence
upon completion.
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Dave Conte
Owner
North Richland Hills TX
817-581-7321
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-05-2019 15:46
From: Christopher Storch
Subject: For the screwstringer fans out there...
There's a 7 foot screwstringer grand for sale in Taunton, Massachusetts if anyone's interested.Of course it needs a complete rebuilding, but all the pieces are there. (It needs a pair of treble tuning hooks, and the tuning tool, but those are easily replaced). Guide combs appear to be intact, which is the major issue.
If nothing else, it'd be a shame to allow this grand old thing go to the dumpster.
Think of the possibilities in rebuildng this... screwstringer tuning mechanism, dampp-chaser, new WNG composite action! You'd be impervious to climactic changes. This is a piano technician's piano!
Regards,
Chris Storch
:)
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Christopher Storch
Belmont MA
617-489-6436
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