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

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  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
 
 

Knabe Ampico B Piano Arrives on Maui August 2002

Rebuilding Piano Action - November & December 2002

Rebuilding Ampico Player September 2003

Re-Assembling Knabe Piano - December 2003

Pukalani Palace - Ampico Roll Collection

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