Bush & Lane, Upright

[Jeannie Grassi]

Hi Joe,
I ran across one of these, for the first time also, last year.
Actually, a new piano tuning student had bought it as a learning piano
because everyone had told her:  If you ever get a chance to buy a Bush &
Lane upright, don't hesitate. I went to take a look at the piano and
give her some help getting started, and I was so disappointed when I saw
it.  Even Bush & Lane made low end pianos to satisfy the low end of the
market.

jeannie

Jeannie Grassi, RPT
Associate Editor, Piano Technicians Journal
mailto:jgrassi@silverlink.net 

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On
Behalf Of Joseph Garrett
Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2003 12:15 PM
To: pianotech@ptg.org
Subject: Bush & Lane, Upright


Yesterday, I worked on a Bush & Lane Studio Upright, from the 20's. This
one
is not like, what comes to mind when we think Bush & Lane! It is a
totally
different critter. Plain Jane. Fairly ordinary construction, case and
soundboard-wise. It has Capo d' Astro bars in every section of the
piano! It
is virtually impossible to get a mute strip beyond A3, above the
dampers.
You can hardly see in to put a Papp's Mute in. I had to strip below the
dampers, as I would for Over-Damper pianos! Action out, Action in,
Action
out, Action in........! Sheesh what a pain! The only up side I found,
was a
very balanced tone throughout the piano. I hope there aren't too many of
these things out there! (First one in 30+ years and that is more than
enough!)<G>
Best Regards,
Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon)

Been There, Didn't Like It, So I'm Here To Stay! [G}

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