Keybed repair

[Avery]

Dave,

Send it to Terry for the keybed stuff and you do the rest!!!!! :-D

Avery

At 10:40 AM 3/1/2007, you wrote:
>----- Original Message -----
> > Has anyone repaired/replaced a Steinway keybed?
>SNIP
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> > Dave Doremus, RPT
> > New Orleans
>
>Hi Dave,
>
>I have not replace a Steinway keybed, nor have I replaced a whole 
>keybed in any piano. But I have replace about half a keybed - the 
>ends and the edge that meets the belly rail - arguably the more 
>challenging half of a keybed. The ends were mortised into place on 
>this old Knabe grand. Damage was related to termites - not flooding. 
>The piano resides in a hospital lobby - the termite damage became 
>apparent one morning when someone asked why the piano was lying on 
>the floor rather than on it's legs.......
>
>I'm happy to share anything I might be able to help you with.
>
>You might want to start by doing a big overview of the damage to 
>your piano. Give it a good look for case twisting/warping - you 
>know, like a square grand case will twist with time - see if the 
>top/bottom of the rim are on one plane. You stated that it looks 
>like the bottom of the rim may have expanded - measure the width at 
>the top of the case and at the bottom - that should answer that 
>question. See if the keybed is square to the case sides - maybe 
>measure a good piano - I am just assuming it should be square.
>
>Does anyone know what kind of adhesive S&S used 20 years ago for 
>laminating the rim? Chances are it is some sort of modern 
>water-proof adhesive - so maybe there is less rim damage than one 
>might suspect.
>
>Just some initial thoughts. If you or the owner don't want the piano 
>- I'd be interested. A couple pictures below of the keybed job I did 
>a few years ago.
>
>Terry Farrell
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>----- Original Message -----
> > Has anyone repaired/replaced a Steinway keybed?
>SNIP
> > -----------------------------
> > Dave Doremus, RPT
> > New Orleans
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