'40s & '50s Wurlitzers

[Lynn Rosenberg]

No, I always thought that the 40's and 50's Wurlitzer spinets weren't bad.
Especially thos ones that had the wood & Brooks spinet actions.  The
trebbles were clean, clean bass, and were quite stable.  Lynn Rosenberg

----- Original Message -----
From: Farrell <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2000 6:52 PM
Subject: '40s & '50s Wurlitzers


> I'm willing to call most little consoles and spinets a piece of (we all
know
> the word!) pretty fast. But as I see more and more piano models more and
> more often, I notice that some are quite a bit better in some way than
> others (wow, like the dude has brain cells!). But little Wurly spinets and
> consoles. I have refurbished a couple of 'em and MAJOR pitch raised and
> tuned a '52 console last night and tuned and regulated a '51 console
today.
> These pianos are more piano than most 10 to 20 year old consoles, and I
> would prefer them to a few new ones I have seen (like maybe some of the
> Chinese).
>
> Nothing more than that. Just these are pianos that I would initially
assume
> are total junk, and these old wurlies are frequently good solid pianos,
> still have good action centers, good hammer alignment, absense of the
> overdose of string noises common in small old pianos, etc. They play and
> sound good (compared to so many others). Am I out in left field here or
have
> others noted the old Wurlies a cut above the other little old pianos.
>
> Terry Farrell
> Piano Tuning & Service
> Tampa, Florida
> mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com
>
>