"grinnell bros." piano

pianolover 88 pianolover88@hotmail.com
Tue, 19 Aug 2003 10:41:53 -0700


Well here's another "oddball" brand that i hadn't heard of until now. This 
little console looks great and has a really attractive cherry/walnut veneer 
and a top lid that "curves" down sort of like a grand fallboard giving it a 
distinct look. Nice touch. This piano was made in 1950 and the owner was 
asking $350, so I offered $175 and they accepted.  Piano also has/had those 
ugly "waterfall" keytops, so i quickly had new standard tops installed. The 
action is in decent shape, BUT-- not only are all the flanges made out of 
that old-type yellow-ish plastic, (except for the jack flanges) the damper 
"body" is all plastic! WOW..must've been a shortage of wood back then? 
Luckily, the plastic is still in very good condition showing no signs of 
cracking or breaking...Whew!  Anybody have a story or two about this brand?



Terry Peterson

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