Weird, unique spinet

Clyde Hollinger cedel@supernet.com
Thu, 06 Mar 2003 05:50:39 -0500


Terry,

Yes, I saw one once, but it was in bad condition.  The pinblock seemed to be
pulling loose, and I could not tune it well.  After you snap the pictures, why
not make one or two available to the list?  I found the piano a real curiosity.

Regards,
Clyde

pianolover 88 wrote:

> The tuning pins were positioned
> on TOP, like a grand, with the piano strings extending down like going over
> a "waterfall" is the best way to describe it! Piano was made by the now
> defunct Louis Zwick piano company, from Copenhagen, Denmark! What a gem of a
> little piano.  It was in phenomonal condition given the 48 year age, but
> tuning it was a real bear. The strings and pins were pristine as new, and
> the term. points were all smooth as glass, but rendering was very difficult
> because of the way the strings "bent" up and over to reach the tuning pins,
> plus the fact that the pins had no bushings. Anyway, that's why I love this
> business; you never know what you'll find! I'm going back to snap some
> digital pics to keep as a reminder of this quite unusual piano.


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