out of tune Wurlitzer

[Delwin D Fandrich]

robert moffatt piano service wrote:

> Thanks for the input!  If you are correct in that it is the quality of
> the glue joints on the ribs that makes the difference, then your final
> paragraph affirms Hal's observation.  That is, the Wurlitzer's inability
> to hold a tuning is due to a failure of the soundboard's construction.
>
> I've not read anything on the 'net about a follow up on this particular
> problem.  Any news?
>
> BTW, this is a fine addendum to my education.  Keep the good stuff
> coming!
>
>                                         Scott Pickett

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I should have included that it was the back assembly that was coming apart. The ribs were/are still intact.

In any case, this would be a failure due to sloppy manufacture, not of design. There is a difference.

-- ddf