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This is a bit like restoring an old classic car to concourse condition. As you go you uncover various repairs and deviations from the original manufacture and you have to decide how to get it running sweetly. The key dip is a fairly consistent 10mm +- 0.5mm on all keys. There were no front rail punc...

Thank you for your helpful comments Colin. I am appreciative of your time. You gave me the confidence to remove the damper rail. I should have done it earlier for the improved access it gives. I note that the gaps between string and hammers after striking and holding a note, are all over the place. ...

Piano key adjustment.JPG I have purchased an old German piano with a 3/4 frame and overdamped action. Delightful woodwork, and for a novice, has been proving to be absorbing in learning to fix it and begin to learn to tune it. Three screws hold the action in place and it can be removed as an entire...

Gentlemen thank you again for your time and wise council. Regarding the tuning. I measured and recorded the exact frequency of every note at the start so I have a "Before" snapshot. Nothing is too far out from each other. The pitch is just a bit low. This is remarkable since this piano sur...

Gentlemen thank you for your input and advice. I did have a good look at being able to remove the action. I had initially thought it was simply a matter of rotating the two wooden retainers on either side to free it. Then I found that it was also screwed down from underneath at the back of the keybo...

Comments noted Bill and you are right of course. Some of the inside features looked similar, but perhaps the same parts were used by more than one piano maker. On a closer look at the frame I see that it is different to the "unknown". I also note that exact style of one of nameplates in th...

I noticed the photo of your piano looks rather similar to one I have purchased recently. Mine may have some decorative features not incorporated on yours, but there are so many other similarities I thought you may be interested. I would be pleased to supply photos of details if you would like that f...