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PIANO: I DOUBT THERE'S MUCH INTEREST, BUT I FELT LIKE BRAGGING.
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CloseIt's that thing I've been complaining about during the MVLympics, and in spite of delays, carpel tunnel, and a series of general fuck-ups, it looks like I will have this done in time for Thanksgiving. The piano is a 1917 Mason & Hamlin A. The client did not wish to move the piano from his home and so it has been restrung on location. It was in overall good condition, but the strings were rusted through and breaking one after the other. I did not have the foresight to take any before photos, but I took several photos during and after restringing, and now that I am done only need to reassemble the piano (the big time consumer right now is reinstalling the dampers), tune, and stabilize tuning.
My completed top end.
At this point, I learned my strings were missing a gauge.
Halfway done!
An amazing, perfect, decal on a 100-year-old piano.
The half completed bass section with a bass string tail.
Mapes sent me the strings for the wrong model A and I had to wait a week for replacements.
An honest mistake. I didn't realize Mason made 14 different A scales for the 1900s. Also, the last two had cores so thick, they wouldn't fit the beckett holes on the tuning pins and I had to sand them thinner.
Those tails are tied by hand. YAY! CARPEL TUNNEL!
A shortcoming of working in home is that I couldn't paint the plate and get rid of those dust stains and string shadows.
Finished!
Now, I'm almost done with reinstalling the dampers and the first tuning should be today. With luck, I'll be done tomorrow.
My completed top end.
At this point, I learned my strings were missing a gauge.
Halfway done!
An amazing, perfect, decal on a 100-year-old piano.
The half completed bass section with a bass string tail.
Mapes sent me the strings for the wrong model A and I had to wait a week for replacements.
An honest mistake. I didn't realize Mason made 14 different A scales for the 1900s. Also, the last two had cores so thick, they wouldn't fit the beckett holes on the tuning pins and I had to sand them thinner.
Those tails are tied by hand. YAY! CARPEL TUNNEL!
A shortcoming of working in home is that I couldn't paint the plate and get rid of those dust stains and string shadows.
Finished!
Now, I'm almost done with reinstalling the dampers and the first tuning should be today. With luck, I'll be done tomorrow.
I don't understand most of this but that doesn't make it any less cool. I've been playing pianos for 10 years but I have only a vague idea of what goes on inside. Probably because nowadays many pianos are digital. But now and again I get to play a real piano and it's much more rich and feels so good to have that weight on those keys, and that rich, rich sound. Kudos, piano T.M.
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And here I am putting off restringing my brother's old nylon-string guitar. That piano looks gorgeous.
And here I was thinking about restringing my sneakers :( then I remembered, I'm a velcro-man because of my back :)
I'm amazed and impressed. I wish I had learned how to do something like that.
Great job pianotm, I'm sure the owner will get a lot of pleasure from all your hard work.
I'm amazed and impressed. I wish I had learned how to do something like that.
Great job pianotm, I'm sure the owner will get a lot of pleasure from all your hard work.
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And here I was thinking about restringing my sneakers :( then I remembered, I'm a velcro-man because of my back :)
velcro for life. i don't wear it to work though. at work i just wear these beasts
piano, that's a lot of time and dedication into your niche. glad you find it fulfilling and rewarding (hopefully financially, too)!
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