Interesting Piano Belly - Mehlin Grand

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In a message dated 7/16/2002 6:52:33 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com writes:


> Subj:Interesting Piano Belly - Mehlin Grand 
> Date:7/16/2002 6:52:33 PM Pacific Daylight Time
> From:<A HREF="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com</A>
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>    I've seen a few or these and some larger. The plate is sloped up toward 
> the rear  so its not far from the rim at rest.  The one I recall had very 
> good sustain but it wasn't worth rebuilding and I scraped it. They had an 
> original idea though didn't they?
>            >>>>>>>>Dale Erwin>>...

>>>>>>>>>

> I did a first-time service on a 1928 Mehlin grand (didn't measure - about 5' 
> 4" I would guess). It had many interesting features about the belly. I 
> think the Mehlin topic came up a while ago on this list. I have 11 pictures 
> is anyone cares to view them. It seems to be a very well built piano.
> 
> The first thing that one sees is the plate with it's raised hitch-pin area. 
> The soundboard has a cut-out at the tenor end of the long bridge. The ribs 
> are not tapered. It has a bell, like a Steinway. The long bridge is 74 mm 
> tall at the tenor end, and it tapers down to 23 mm tall at the treble end. 
> The long brige has large holes in it in the tenor area. The bass bridge has 
> 31 notes and also has large holes. The keys are longer than other 
> similar-sized pianos.
> 
> I guess it was just refreshing to see a non-Steinway clone for a change.
> 
> I also tuned a Conover 5' 8" grand today. It had a long bridge made of ash!
> 
> Terry Farrell
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