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45" Cable Upright #282614
Exotic light wood veneer cabinet. Built in 1928. Restored by Ray's Piano Service in 2009.
IMPROVEMENTS COMPLETED:
Rebuild—Dismantle. Remove strings, pins, plate. Replace bass bridge. Repair and refinish sound board and treble bridges. Re-install plate. Install new strings and pins. Rebuild pedal mechanisms.
Recondition Action—Clean. Install new hammers, shanks, butts, whippens, and damper felts.
Complete Regulation—Install new underkey punchings. Make adjustments to ensure that piano plays like new: key height, key levelling, hammer blow distance, lost motion, letoff, sustain, spoons. Tune to A-440
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Ornate front post carving |
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Music rest inlaid carving |
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Panels removed |
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Action on bench |
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Selected pictures of the evaluation and improvement process
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Keys in storage |
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Piano on tilter for dismantling |
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Remove strings and pins |
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Remove sample hammers & butts |
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Scraping soundboard |
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Bass bridge cracks |
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Removing bridge cap |
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New bridge cap glued |
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Drill bridge pin holes |
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Scrub plate |
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Re-install plate |
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Repin bass bridge |
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Restring tenor |
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Remove dampers |
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Replace whippens |
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Replace butts, shanks & hammers |
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Install odd-nuimbered hammers |
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All Hammers Installed |
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Assemble Keybed Bottom Beam |
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Rebuild Pedal Mechanisms |
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Assemble Bottom Board Casters Legs |
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New Action Parts Installed |
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Damper Levers Installed New Damper Pads |
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Keyboard Cleaned & New Underkey Felts |
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Sand Keys Before Installation |
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Install & Regulate Keyheights One Section at a Time |
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Levelling White Keys |
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Levelling Black Keys |
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Dip Block and Sharp Dip Measuring Device |
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Regulating Backchecks |
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Installing Bass Damper Pads |
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Replace Worn Key Bushings |
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Align 2 Capstans to Whippen Tails |
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Several Tunings |
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Ready for Delivery |
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Original Manufacturer of this brand-name--The Cable Piano Company.
Established--1880 by H.D. Cable in New York, NY.
Other brand-names used by this manufacturer--Conover, Cable, Kingsbury, Wellington, Schiller.
Other manufacturers of this brand-name--Aeolian, Winter & Co., Gibson Guitars (2001-present).
From: Pierce Piano Atlas, 12th Edition (2008, Larry Ashley Publisher, Albuquerque, NM).
Note: To obtain the age of your piano and details about the manufacturer, click: Pierce Piano Atlas--"the world's most authoritative publication on piano manufacturers, past and present." To learn how a piano works and how to go about buying one, we encourage you to purchase The Piano Book.
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57" Wellington Upright #30186
Traditional Walnut Cabinet. Built in 1932. Reconditioned, regulated and tuned by Ray's Piano Service in May, 2015 for the owner in Becker, MN.
IMPROVEMENTS COMPLETED:
Complete Cleaning--Clean strings, pressure bar, keybed, keys, keypins, pedal mechanisms.
Repair Bass Bridge--Loosen all bass strings, reglue & screw bridge apron in position.
Recondition Action—Tighten all action screws. Align hammers to strings. Reshape hammers. Remove damper levers and replace damper felts. Replace parts as needed.
Complete Regulation—All adjustments to ensure that piano plays like new, raise pitch, tune to A-440.
