Wurlitzer crap ... was Aeolian crap

[gordon stelter]

Yes, t5he big ones were better, of course, but some of
theearly spinets were, IMHO, surprisingly well made,
too.
     Depends on condition.
     (Wurlitzer, of copuyrse, made a lot of very
durable coin pianos )
     Thump
--- tune4u@earthlink.net wrote:
> New client yesterday. 1942 Wurly console w/short
> direct action.
> 
> Beautiful art deco cabinet with veneer on the sides
> that wrapped around a
> curved front above the keys. Has three separate lid
> sections, the center one
> also held down with three screws and includes the
> vertical part (like a
> mini-Hamilton studio lid). Never could figure out
> how to remove the music
> shelf, had to take out 6 screws and remove the desk
> to get it out of my way.
> Fascinating bit of furniture.
> 
> Did a 100+c PR then tuned. Unisons fell into place
> better and with less
> whine than most Wurlitzers I've seen, so I had
> hopes! Then I played the
> piano. Yuck, ugo, bleah. Sounds like crap.
> Well-tuned crap, but crap
> nonetheless.
> 
> I've got no big upright W's in my area. Were they
> better? I have NEVER seen
> a console-sized one of any vintage that I thought
> sounded good.
> 
> Just me?
> 
> Alan Barnard
> Salem, MO
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
> [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On
> Behalf Of gordon stelter
> Sent: Friday, May 16, 2003 7:24 AM
> To: Pianotech
> Subject: Aeolian crap
> 
> 
> Yes, Del,
>      Aeolian's later stuff is utter crap. But let us
> not forget that prior to 1930 they made Webers,
> Stecks, and Strouds, and put those beautifully built
> player systems into Steinways. All of it top-notch
> stuff " 'way back when"!
>      Thump
> 
> --- Delwin D Fandrich <pianobuilders@olynet.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "J Patrick Draine" <draine@attbi.com>
> > To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > Sent: May 15, 2003 2:34 PM
> > Subject: Re: Henry F. Miller
> >
> >
> > >
> > > On Thursday, May 15, 2003, at 04:53  PM, Delwin
> D
> > Fandrich wrote:
> > > >  The so-called piano
> > > > cobbled together by Ivors & Pond (if memory
> > serves) in Memphis during
> > > > the
> > > > sixties was also not a Henry F Miller.
> > >
> > > American Aeolian are the folks to blame, if my
> > memory cells are
> > > reliable. Ivers & Pond was another pleasant
> Boston
> > area company which
> > > suffered the same fate.
> > >
> > > Patrick Draine
> >
> >
> > You're probably right. Aeolian wrote the book on
> > deceptively exploiting
> > good old piano names.
> >
> > Del
> >
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