As purchased, this piano had tuning pins which were generally tight, but with a few that were questionable. The piano was tunable, and in fairly good tune. The strings themselves were terribly rusty and absolutely needed replacement. The bass response was very poor as the copper wound strings were full of corrosion and dirt.

At this point the strings and tuning pins have been removed in preparation for re-stringing. Photos below show the current state of reconditioning. There’s enough dust on the sound board to create the next Great Dust Bowl!

Howard Baldwin Baby Grand - Re-stringing Step One

The soundboard: The next Great Dust Bowl!