Build Gallery
Building the David McCord Concert Grand — 2026
Early workshop days (1970s)
Early workshop photo
Installing action rails
Renner Damper Lifters
Renner Damper Lifters
Bass damper guide rail
Drilling capstan holes
Drilling capstan holes
Drilling capstan holes
Drilling capstan holes
Drilling damper guide rail
Drilling front rail
Drilling front rail
Drilling front rail
Drilling hammer rail
Drilling hammer rail
Drilling hammer rail
First keys cut
Front rail pins
Gluing the keybed
Gluing the keybed
Keyboard near completion
Keyboard near completion
Keyboard near completion
Keyboard plank
Keyboard plank
Keyboard plank
Keyboard plank
Keyframe assembly
Keyframe assembly
Keyframe assembly
Keyframe assembly
Keyframe assembly
Freshly cut keys
Freshly cut keys
Freshly cut keys
Keytops
Keytops
Keytops
Keytops
Letoff rail
Mahogany aircraft plywood completed
McCord Piano progress
Letoff rail
No keytops yet
No such thing as too many clamps
Routing key recess
Routing key recess
Starting capstan drilling
Starting new hammer rail
Starting to cut keys
Underside view
Underside view