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Hi all, I've been having a good look at the action in my old Brinsmead before having it tuned. The top dozen or so hammers are worn through to the timber so I'm thinking of replacing them. I thought that I might do this myself so obtained some new hammers and have since found a couple of problems. F...

Thank all for the replies, I think we'll try it in two goes and see what happens.

Also are you aware of any common faults that an old Brinsmead might have that should be repaired if possible?

Thanks

Geoff Slater

Hi, I have a John Brinsmead & Sons upright piano that is about 100 years old - serial no. in the 52300's. It was reconditioned about 32 years ago when my family purchased it - then used by my brother and sister to learn on. I now want to prepare it so my children can learn on it. It is straight ...