Rebuilding the 1929 Knabe
5' 8" Ampico B Player Grand Piano
Pukalani Palace - Maui, Hawaii - February
& March 2003
Andy Raymond Removing Strings February 2, 2003
Watching Out for Flying Strings - February 2, 2003
Bill Sythes Checks Out the Piano Before Going to Work - February 2, 2003
Bill Getting Plate Ready for Removal - February 3, 2003
Bill Making Final Adjustments Before Andy Starts Jacking to Remove Plate
Out
Comes the Pinblock - Going to C. A. Geers for Falconwood Duplicate
Pinblock Shoddy + Tuning Pin
Holes Near the Edge - 1929 Factory Workers Depressed??
Bill
With the Phone Handy Hoping Work Won't Call
Original
Knabe Decal and Sound Board are in Great Condition.
Andy
and Bill Gluing Loose Case Veneer
February 4, 2003 - Waiting for Glue
to Set - Knabe Ampico B Player Grand Piano
Bill Epoxy's Minor Bridge Cracks While
Andy, who is Allergic to Epoxy, Disappears
Waiting for the World's Best Piano
Pinblock (Falconwood) from C. A. Geers Piano
Wouldn't You Know - It's Raining Outside!
- Fitting Pinblock to Plate - 2/15/2003
Kindle
- Piano at BCD Enterprise Refinishers in Pukalani, HI - 3/17/2003
K
Bill and Andy Getting High -
Living Room Spray Booth - Bronzing Piano Harp
Bill Putting Clear Finish on
Harp - Shop Vac is Removing Over Spray - 3/26/2003
Solitude
- 3/26/2003
Bill Polishing Knabe, Ampico B, Brass Lid Hinge - 3/31/2003
Jimmy Gwinn "Watching the Smurf Work - 3/31/2003
Andy Spraying
Clear Gloss Finish on Piano Parts That Bill Polished - 3/31/2003