1917 GULBRANSEN

                            Complete Restoration

 
 
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    This is a 1917 Gulbransen Player Piano that has had the player mechanism removed.

       So I will be installing a PIANOMATION system.

   

 

   

Starting Restoration:   Started Jan 29,08

Piano was disassembled.

Key board

   Pieces of the piano. Removed the strings Prepping Plate for paint.
Scraped Soundboard clean. Repaired where needed and gave it 2 thin coats of Shellac and 1 coat Lacquer.

 

       

                                         ****COMPLETED**** Feb 29, 08

     Now fully completed with the QRS Disk Petine system. Plays beautifully. Will add video soon!

 

         

  Here are before & after pictures:                        

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
Links:

Mechanical Music Digest

http://mmd.foxtail.com/

 

 

 

 

   

 

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