Weber Piano Action Rebuild – On to the Wippens!

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This site contains affiliate links. Please read Disclaimer for more information. Another trip to Bernard’s piano shop and another list of tasks. I installed most of the rocker capstans (#2 in the diagram above) with the new square-drive screws at … Continue reading →

Weber Piano Action Rebuild – Keyframe with Refurbished Keys

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I’ve been making progress on the Weber Project, but with a trip to New Mexico and various Spring activities, the pace has lagged. We’re back on track though. I mentioned in the last post that more work was needed on the bushings — they were too tight for the keys to move freely in the keyframe.

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Solar Powered Rainwater Project – Solar Panels Installed!

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The new 250-watt solar panels arrived very quickly. I was eager to install them, but they were just a bit larger than I could handle safely on the garden shed roof. Fortunately, I didn’t have too wait long, and my neighbor Jason was available a few days later.

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Solar Power Rainwater Project – Panels and Angles

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This site contains affiliate links. Please read Disclaimer for more information. Major equipment purchase done, it’s time to think about the installation. The solar panels will be arriving in a day or two, and I plan to install them right … Continue reading →

Solar Powered Rainwater Project – to Grid-Tie, or not to Grid-Tie. (that is the question)

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This site contains affiliate links. Please read Disclaimer for more information. Previously, we discussed the amount of power needed, and how that determines the size of the solar array. We also mentioned Days of Autonomy and how that informs battery storage. Now … Continue reading →

Solar Powered Rainwater Project – Panels, Batteries and Inverters — Oh My!

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This site contains affiliate links. Please read Disclaimer for more information. In a previous Project post, we determined our power needs – 1300 watt-hours per day to pump water. Now we can calculate the battery bank capacity,  solar panel wattage, and … Continue reading →

Weber Piano Project – Keyframe Cleanup

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This site contains affiliate links. Please read Disclaimer for more information. With key bushings installed, it was back to the piano shop. In order to test the work, we would need to try a few keys in the keyframe and … Continue reading →

Weber Piano Project – New Bushings!

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This site contains affiliate links. Please read Disclaimer for more information. So far, we’ve removed the action from the piano, disassembled, and cleaned it. There’s a surprising amount of effort involved in just those steps, and it was great to … Continue reading →

Solar Powered Rainwater Project

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This site contains affiliate links. Please read Disclaimer for more information. If you’ve been following along, you’ve noticed several solar-powered projects here at Roy Creek Ranch. From a simple system to “top-up” the storage battery in the Teardrop trailer and upgrading … Continue reading →

Weber Action Rebuild – Key Cleaning Update

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This site contains affiliate links. Please read Disclaimer for more information. In my last post, I listed the various tasks to finish key restoration. During the week, I was able to get the remaining tools to install bushings. These include … Continue reading →