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  1. Piano Bench

    Piano Bench

    Walnut piano bench
    • ck1999
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    • bench piano
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  2. C

    Piano bench Questions

    I am going to build a piano bench. It dimensions are 30 x 14 x 20 (l x w x h). I was going to make the legs of 1 7/8 square and have a storage compartment 3 1/2" deep. Similar to http://www.jens-sehm-furniture.com/piano-bench.html. However, I do not know the size of the one in this link. I...
  3. HPIM0237

    HPIM0237

    • TracyP
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    • new piano
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  4. HPIM0236

    HPIM0236

    • TracyP
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    • new piano
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  5. J

    4' continious (piano) hinges $3

    Was in the Big Lots store in Cary yesterday. They had 4' piano hinges (made in CANADA) for $3.00 each. They had both brass plated and nickel plated ones. Screws were included. Other Big Lots also may have them. Bought a couple for use in one of my brain phart projects. Bruce
  6. WoodWrangler

    Project: Piano Bench in Black Paint

    Another friend heard of the piano bench build-a-thon taking place at my shop, and decided he wanted one. He didn't have as much free time as I did, so I took this one on by myself. Nothing fancy, and no storage, this piano bench is a little smaller than the other one (see other thread). This...
  7. WoodWrangler

    Project: Piano Bench in Mahogany

    My good buddy Jon wanted a custom piano bench to match his 75 year old player piano. We started with a trip to The Woodworking Source and picked out one of the most beautiful pieces of mahogany I've seen. It's been a rather slow moving project, working nights and weekends when he has time...
  8. AmishWarlord

    Refinishing Piano Bench

    I was eating lunch at my church the other day and noticed the bench of the upright piano we have in the cafeteria was in pretty bad condition. One leg is broken and the top looks more like a work bench than a piano bench. So I decided to bring it home and get it back into shape. I'd appreciate...
  9. ncleet

    Free Piano

    A fellow my wife works with has a piano that he wants to give away. Here is his text: Here's a unique opportunity for the crafty woodworker. We have a Janssen upright piano. It was out of tune, so we hired a professional to come and tune it for us, only to find that the sounding board is...
  10. Scale comparison

    Scale comparison

    Here is the conversion with a full sized harpsichord in the background. The conversion instrument is about 4' deep.
    • ErnieM
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    • conversion harpsichord piano
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    • Album: Piano Conversion
  11. The finished instrument

    The finished instrument

    This is the final result.
    • ErnieM
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    • conversion harpsichord piano
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    • Album: Piano Conversion
  12. Soundboard installation

    Soundboard installation

    The soundboard (which has already been decorated by my wife, Sandy, is being glued into the case.
    • ErnieM
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    • conversion harpsichord piano soundboard
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    • Album: Piano Conversion
  13. Planning counts

    Planning counts

    Here the plan is pinned to the soundboard and the position of the bridge, bridge pins, and hitch pins are transferred to the board with an awl.
    • ErnieM
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    • conversion harpsichord piano plan
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    • Album: Piano Conversion
  14. Structure is installed

    Structure is installed

    The pinblock, soundboard liners and upper registers are now installed in the case.
    • ErnieM
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    • conversion harpsichord piano structure
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    • Album: Piano Conversion
  15. Underside of Soundboard

    Underside of Soundboard

    This is the underside of the soundboard showing the 4' hitch pin rail, the cutoff bar and the ribs
    • ErnieM
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    • conversion harpsichord piano soundboard
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    • Album: Piano Conversion
  16. New parts before installation

    New parts before installation

    On the workbench are all of the new assemblies prior to installation.
    • ErnieM
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    • conversion harpsichord parts piano
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    • Album: Piano Conversion
  17. Soundboard liners

    Soundboard liners

    The soundboard liners (on which the soundboard will later be glued) are being laminated in the case using 4 pieces of 1/8 inch thick stock.
    • ErnieM
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    • conversion harpsichord laminating piano
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    • Album: Piano Conversion
  18. The front stretcher

    The front stretcher

    Here the new front stretcher is being installed in the case
    • ErnieM
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    • conversion harpsichord piano stretcher
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    • Album: Piano Conversion
  19. Gluing in the pinblock

    Gluing in the pinblock

    Here the new pinblock (which will later be drilled for the tuning pins) is being installed in the case.
    • ErnieM
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    • conversion harpsichord piano pinblock
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    • Album: Piano Conversion
  20. The Shell

    The Shell

    This case originally was home to a built in radio. Built in the early 20th century my commission was to turn the case into a playing harpsichord.
    • ErnieM
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    • conversion harpsichord piano
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    • Album: Piano Conversion

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