We are very pleased to announce that The Steinway Concert Grand, built in 1968, and given by Mr. & Mrs. W. Newton Jackson, Sr., has been restored, and returned to its home in the chancel/worship center of Asbury Church this past April, 2007.
This work involved the playing actions which included new hammers, hammer shanks and flanges, back checks, keypins on balance and front rails, key bushings, refelting of the front rail punchings, balance rail punchings and back rail cloth, repetitions, refelt damper heads, and underlever dampers. Key level and dip regulated, hammers spaced to strings, reweight and setting of touch, hammer blow distance, let-off, drop regulation, and tonal voicing were also included in this restoration process.
This work was performed by David Snyder of Robesonia, PA, a very well know and respected rebuilder of Steinway pianos. Mr. Snyder has a client list which includes the United States Marine Band, University of Delaware, Bryn Mawr College, Westminster College, Dickinson University, Allegheny College, Wolf Museum, Lancaster, Painted Bride Art Center, Philadelhia, Netherlands Embassy, and many churches.
The cost of this work was almost $12,000.00. Your help towards the restoration of this beautiful "grand dame" was greatly appreciated. God bless this instrument, those that play it, and those that receive it's message.
