"grinnell bros." piano

[John Ross]

Hi Terry,
You sure are lucky, that the plastic is still ok.
I had to change all the flanges, jacks and damper heads on a piano that the
plastic parts had gone brittle on. Definitely not a job, I would look
forward to again.
Regards,
John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "pianolover 88" <pianolover88@hotmail.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 2:41 PM
Subject: "grinnell bros." piano


> 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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