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by willzi_0007
26 Jun 2010, 04:20
Forum: Piano Advice
Topic: Brinsmead Grand Piano Action C-1870-1880
Replies: 3
Views: 6302

Brinsmead Grand Piano Action C-1870-1880

What a nightmare! I am trying to do some repairs on this action, but there is no information about this style of action anywhere on the internet that I can find, and it is really doing my head in! The action is quite simple, I would almost compare it to an upright action, and it seems everything I t...
by willzi_0007
11 Nov 2009, 04:33
Forum: Piano Advice
Topic: Unusual Tuning Tool
Replies: 7
Views: 9539

Re: Unusual Tuning Tool

I have just had another look at photos and descovered that the bolts are hexagonal.. oops. But still, i need a tool to do the job! Someone has told me that the tool came with the piano, and had its own little hiding place somewhere in the piano. As I havent had it delivered yet, I cant search it. Bu...
by willzi_0007
10 Nov 2009, 22:01
Forum: Piano Advice
Topic: Unusual Tuning Tool
Replies: 7
Views: 9539

Re: Unusual Tuning Tool

Yeah, im thinking I will probably have to get some form of engineer to make me something, but I would love to avoid that as much as possible if I could :(

Keep the posts coming guys! I still have hope!
by willzi_0007
10 Nov 2009, 02:03
Forum: Piano Advice
Topic: Unusual Tuning Tool
Replies: 7
Views: 9539

Unusual Tuning Tool

Hey there I have just purchased an 1880's John Brinsmead Grand Piano for a bargain basement price, the only catch being that the tuning pegs are an irregular shape. Instead of being square or oblong, they are octagonal, like a nut. I have searched the internet endlessly looking for a tool to tune th...