Oct
Tinkering the Ivories
So I finally started the restoration process on my piano. It has been sitting in my garage taking up my car space so the quicker I can get it finished the quicker I can park in my spot again…great motivation. Who wants to lug groceries and children farther than necessary? I have mostly just been taking it apart and keeping an inventory on everything that I have and everything I will need. Here is what it looks like.
I have to admit that it is empowering, taking it apart and playing with all of the moving pieces. The action (hammers, dampers, etc.) alone has almost 1,000 moving parts.
Will says the real test is putting it back together. Come to think of it, I have taken many a thing apart in my day. I’m embarassed to say my track record for putting things back together is much less. I may be recruiting Will soon!
15Oct
What Jessica fails to mention is that there is an entire mechanism not shown that pneumatically controls the player. This is a mess of hoses and levers that needs to connect to the pedals on the bottom of the piano by the normal piano pedals. I still have no idea how this all fits together.
15Oct
As a long time tinkerer I’ll offer some advice: Don’t succomb to the desire to take everything apart at once. It looks like a fun project.
Jim
15Oct
Good Luck! Looks like a big project, but a fun one!
15Oct
What a project! I’m impressed!