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I am restoring a square piano made by William Rolfe. Based on your previous e-mail to someone else it looks like it was manufactured between 1780's and 1800. Is there anyway to trace who the piano was buildt for? Also it is missing quite a few strings. Should I save the originals I have? Is there an...

There is a frame at the back of the piano that folds up and down over the strings. The back rail of this has what appears to be quills which are mounted through holes drilled in the rail. Approximately 3/4 of an inch of what ever these pointed things are rest on what I guess are dampers. Are these q...

I have just recently purchased a William Rolfe manufactured squre piano that was built in the late 1700's. I would like to find an information resource on the piano that will assist in its complete restoration. There are some broken parts that will need to be remanufactured, repaired or replaced if ...