32766 Restoration

The Tolex was generally in good shape, aside from a few areasSomeone added double-hung window locks as extra case latches.The old Tolex came off without too much struggle.The wood had split where cabinet hardware was mounted at the edges.Plywood replacement pieces provide a better foundation for the hardwareAll of the corners had come loose and needed to be re-gluedPreparing to trim a Tolex corner.The Tolex glue did not set up properly.A heat gun revived the Tolex glue and allowed me to smooth everything out.Replacement felt for the backs of the keys to rest on.Steaming out a key’s felt guide bushings.Ready for a set of replacement guide bushings.New key guide bushing felt ready to install.Clips holding the guide bushings in place while the glue dries.Acetone was used to loosen the glue on the key pedestal felts.Glueing down the Miracle Mod bumps.New key pedestal felt installed over the Miracle Mod bumps.Copper tape replaced the original aluminum ground bus under the pickups.The face plate was in bad shapeI sanded down through the scratches and had the printing silkscreened back on32766Cleaning the pickupsTuning upSetting the escapement