Broadwood Value

[Anne Beetem]

>
>Well, I just finished its "fine regulation" Friday evening. I must say it
>plays and sounds somewhat less bad that I expected
>it to. The sound is certainly a bit different. We've not done any voicing
>to what is left of the hammers -- original, I
>think, and fairly badly worn -- and I'm not sure what can be done with
>them. We'll try that on Monday.

Hi Del,
     Those old hammers must be pretty worn and dry, and will sound awful.
Can the buyer be talked into recovering or replacement?   You should be
able to find a pretty good match.  Then it will sound much less bad than
you expect, but still, you can't turn a peanut grand into a Bosendorfer
concert grand.

Anne






Anne Beetem
Harpsichords & Historic Pianos
2070 Bingham Ct.
Reston, VA  20191
abeetem@wizard.net