Rebuilding a Salvation Army Anglo

[Bob Tedrow]

Photo essay:

 

I have not posted in a while.

 

rebuilding Salvation Army Anglo

 

 

Http://hmi.homewood.net/salvationarmy

 

 

 

 

 

@hmwdcustomer

Edited June 11, 2010 by Bob Tedrow

[Bob Tedrow]

for perspective:

[Larry Stout]

Wow. That's almost like building one from scratch. Nice series of pictures.

[Bob Tedrow]

But for final tuning restoration on this retiree from the Salvation Army is fait accompli

 

 

addtional photos up at http://hmi.homewood.net/salvationarmy

Edited June 11, 2010 by Bob Tedrow

[malcolm clapp]

Looks identical to one I'm just about to restore, numbered 178877

Bob, can you please tell me the number on yours?

Thanks.

[Bob Tedrow]

Looks identical to one I'm just about to restore, numbered 178877

Bob, can you please tell me the number on yours?

Thanks.

 

Hello Malcom

 

 

172662

 

What pitch is yours?

[malcolm clapp]

Looks identical to one I'm just about to restore, numbered 178877

Bob, can you please tell me the number on yours?

Thanks.

 

Hello Malcom

 

 

172662

 

What pitch is yours?

 

Hi, Bob,

 

So a similar age.

 

Originally Ab/Eb by the reed pan markings, but has been concert G/D for the past 25 years to my knowledge. Some reeds have been moved around, others repitched, some by weighting. But the workmanship looks neat, so some one did a very good and careful job with the key conversion. Quite responsive and loud, though the bellows are more holey than righteous, so a bit hard to judge just how well it will come up, but I'm confident.....

[Bob Tedrow]

I added a little sound clip to that page, nuttin' of course but an idea of the timbre. I added some additional images as well. I am playing with my new webpage maker. Heretofore I was writing simple HTML. I suppose this looks a lot better:

http://hmi.Homewood.net/salvationarmy

 

I could never write that code.

Edited June 17, 2010 by Bob Tedrow

[Guest HallelujahAl!]

Lovely looking job - just a shame that the buttons didn't clean up better?

AL

[shelly0312]

HA! Aren't we a funny bunch--I was just thinking that I liked the look of the old buttons; liked the character they help retain (instead of brand-spanking new totally white ones). Its all in personal appeal. That's what's so interesting with this forum! Hoping for some audio files? Better yet, some clips...we love seeing Bob play his only public tune! Michelle SE WIS

[saguaro_squeezer]

HA! Aren't we a funny bunch--I was just thinking that I liked the look of the old buttons; liked the character they help retain (instead of brand-spanking new totally white ones). Its all in personal appeal. That's what's so interesting with this forum! Hoping for some audio files? Better yet, some clips...we love seeing Bob play his only public tune! Michelle SE WIS

 

MIchelle, how is the Lachenal working out for you?

[Guest HallelujahAl!]

Aren't we a funny bunch--I was just thinking that I liked the look of the old buttons; liked the character they help retain

Yep, I s'pose we're all different. I just prefer a nice set of pearly whites. And most bone buttons will clean up very nicely in my experience - hey, even Sally Army buttons

AL