Keybed repair

[Porritt, David]

I'm sure Steinway would be happy to take it into their restoration
facility.

dp

David M. Porritt
dporritt at smu.edu
-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On
Behalf Of ed440 at mindspring.com
Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 9:37 AM
To: Pianotech List; College and University Technicians
Subject: Re: Keybed repair

According to their price list, Steinway does not sell a replacement
keybed.
Ed S.

-----Original Message-----
>From: Dave Doremus <algiers_piano at bellsouth.net>
>Sent: Mar 1, 2007 8:17 AM
>To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>, College and University
Technicians <caut at ptg.org>
>Subject: Keybed repair
>
>Has anyone repaired/replaced a Steinway keybed? I have a model B, 20 
>years old, that was flooded up to the keyframe. The soundboard is 
>still in amazingly good shape. It needs complete new action, keys, 
>dampers, strings, tuning pins, finish work etc, etc. All that is 
>massive but fairly normal. What Im worried about is that it looks 
>like the keybed has swollen, opening about a 3/16" gap between the 
>rail and stiles in the treble end. There are no gaps at the belly 
>rail or stretcher. It almost seems as if the rim has spread apart a 
>bit at the bottom but not the top. The rim is intact, no cracks or 
>gaps. I have not tried applying any clamps yet, Im still figuring out 
>whether or not to attempt anything at all. The owner would really 
>like to save it if at all possible, having heard all my usual 
>warnings about the long term viability of the instrument after 
>exposure to that kind of moisture. Advice?
>-- 
>----Dave
>
>
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>Dave Doremus, RPT
>New Orleans
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