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Piano Restoration project

  • 11-07-2012 4:03pm
    #1
    jhop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30 ✭


    Hi, I am looking to restore a piano, which has sentimental value, but is about 130 years old. Hoping to get it to 'I could practice on this' not to anything like concert quality.

    So I am taking it apart and playing and having lots of fun. But I need a source of bits.

    I will need felts and dampers and glue and stuff. There are places in the states that do this, but looking for somewhere in Ireland to keep the postage costs down, and support local business

    I also need a OLD Victorian era Oblong piano tuning lever.

    Anyone know any contacts who might help?


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  • #2
    EoghanIRL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,080 ✭✭✭EoghanIRL


    jhop wrote: »
    Hi, I am looking to restore a piano, which has sentimental value, but is about 130 years old. Hoping to get it to 'I could practice on this' not to anything like concert quality.

    So I am taking it apart and playing and having lots of fun. But I need a source of bits.

    I will need felts and dampers and glue and stuff. There are places in the states that do this, but looking for somewhere in Ireland to keep the postage costs down, and support local business

    I also need a OLD Victorian era Oblong piano tuning lever.

    Anyone know any contacts who might help?

    upright or grand?


  • #3
    jhop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30 ✭jhop


    It is an upright.
    To be exact, one of these: http://www.besbrodepianos.co.uk/pianoserialnumber/allison.htm

    with a serial number of 14536. Isn't Google great!

    From looking around (I got the book in restoring) it seems to have an older and simpler action than anything I have seen.

    I am happy to play around and 'see how far I get' But I need a source of bits and bobs.


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