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Offline elabell

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I Need a Leg
on: March 02, 2010, 02:38:13 AM
My wife has a white Kincaid Consol with a broken leg.  I can't find a replacement (without buying a new piano) anywhere and to have one custom made is prohibitively expensive.  Can anyone help me?...is there a "junk yard" of pianos where I may be able to find one?

Offline keys60

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Re: I Need a Leg
Reply #1 on: March 05, 2010, 09:24:52 PM
Fortunately, console legs are pretty much for show and usually don't have any support function other than looking pretty.
You can do a google for piano legs and find them in the white and finish it yourself. Where are you located?

Offline silverwoodpianos

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Re: I Need a Leg
Reply #2 on: March 08, 2010, 04:58:24 PM

Agreed, although I have witnessed console uprights that will not stand without the front legs. I am a restorer and have lots of legs, but depending upon where you are located; by the time these were shipped to you the cost may exceed the value.

I am in Vancouver, Canada if that is of any help. Can you post a picture of the broken leg? I am wondering what would be wrong with a metal pin, glue and clamps, re-attaching the broken parts together. For me this would seem to be the shortest route to success....
Dan Silverwood
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https://silverwoodpianos.blogspot.com/

If you think it's is expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur.

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Re: I Need a Leg
Reply #3 on: March 19, 2010, 05:30:29 PM
This place is in the Pacific Northwest. See if they have what you need.

https://www.pianoparts.com/index1.html

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Re: I Need a Leg
Reply #4 on: March 26, 2010, 02:27:36 PM
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