Rebuilder's Gallery Pianos

[Farrell]

"...a hardwood belly bar would be considerably easier to work with than Steinway's under built spruce one."

You mean something like this? 1890s Knabe - 6" x 8" solid white ash - hard as iron monster belly rail - nothing wimpy here.

I didn't feel the need for any additional belly reinforcement on this one!  ;-)

Terry Farrell





SNIP
>> Can you say that a particular aspect (probably one
>> that is unchangeable) of a piano is the most
>> determining factor in how well a rebuild will turn
>> out? Rim quality?  
> 
> 
> Rim and plate, for starters, and a hardwood belly bar would be 
> considerably easier to work with than Steinway's under built 
> spruce one. Then again, I'd love to get my hands on a 6-7 foot 
> Yamaha (contract job) to see what I could do with a too soft 
> "Select Hardwood" rim. I think it's quite doable.
> Ron N
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