"Grand" brand pianos

[Delwin D Fandrich]

At a time when a Wurlitzer spinet was selling for $995 the Grand Spinet was
"on sale" for $495.

That pretty much says it all...

Del


----- Original Message -----
From: "Clyde Hollinger" <cedel@supernet.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: June 07, 2002 1:19 PM
Subject: "Grand" brand pianos


> Terry,
>
> Others have also complained about how terrible these pianos are, but that
has not been my experience.  Not good, to be sure, but not worse than other
namebrands that IMO share the bottom rung (Whitney
> spinets, Jesse French consoles, etc.).  I have fourteen in my tuning
files.
>
> Two days ago I bolted and epoxied a separated back in a "Grand" "console"
with a spinet-type action.  This morning I took off the clamps and tuned it
up.  It certainly matched other "very ordinary"
> pianos around here.  I wonder if the local dealer prepped 'em good or
something?
>
> Regards, Clyde
>
> Farrell wrote:
>
> > Just curious, have you ever tuned/serviced a "Grand" console/spinet?
Truely an experience! I assume not if you say Whitney is at the bottom of
the heap!   :-)
> >
> > And this I can say after spending 6 hours today servicing a 1960s
Aeolian spinet in a Missionary Baptist church downtown! 9 strings,
regulation, pitch raise, tune. YIKES!  But the $$$ makes me  :-).
> >
> > Terry Farrell
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <PNHISTIC1@AOL.COM>
> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 10:52 AM
> > Subject: Re: Tuning Complaint - Help!
> >
> > >
> > > In a message dated 6/6/02 7:41:48 AM, Billbrpt@AOL.COM writes:
> > >
> > > << But it is *their* piano and I earn good money taking care of it and
get
> > > good
> > > referrals from them.  It would certainly be counterproductive for me
to say
> > > what I really think about it.  I tune Kimball products fairly often
and have
> > > never had the low opinion of them many technicians seem to have.  Most
of
> > > them sound reasonably good and are very stable, long lasting
instruments.  A
> > > few of them even qualify as being above average in both looks and tone
> > > quality. >>
> > >
> > > Bill, Terry, et. al,
> > >
> > > I agree that some Kimball products are indeed underrated: most are at
the
> > > least consistent and quite servicable.  That said, I have never tuned
a piano
> > > more disagreeable than a Whitney(which is actually a subspecies of
Kimball).
> > > On the last one I happened upon, it didn't matter WHAT the Tunelab
said was
> > > right, or where my ear tried to place the pitch.  I could never make
the bass
> > > strings next to the break sound "in tune" according to my ear.  Very
> > > frustrating.
> > >
> > > Dave Stahl
>