Keybed repair

[Delwin D Fandrich]

I've made several, but they do not duplicate Official Steinway Construction. 

They've been for fire damaged pianos and I've made them of a material called
"ApplePly." Which is just a fancy name for a very high quality plywood made of
void-free alder core with maple faces. These are then banded with an appropriate
hardwood to match the case work.

It is not all that difficult a job. Contact me privately if you wish.

Del
Delwin D Fandrich
Fandrich Piano Company, Inc.
620 South Tower Avenue
Centralia, Washington 98531  USA
Phone: 360.736-7563
E-mail: fandrich at pianobuilders.com

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| -----Original Message-----
| From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org 
| [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Dave Doremus
| Sent: March 01, 2007 5:17 AM
| To: Pianotech List; College and University Technicians
| 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?
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| ----Dave
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| Dave Doremus, RPT
| New Orleans
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