Wurlitzer crap ... was Aeolian crap

[Farrell]

I've always thought that a well-preserved 1940s or 1950 Acrosonic and the Wurlitzer were among the least bad little pianos.

Did this Wurly have the curved sides also? If it did, these swing out like wings to the right and left. If so, I can describe how to take it apart. Picture of pretty one available upon request.

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <tune4u@earthlink.net>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, May 16, 2003 11:03 AM
Subject: Wurlitzer crap ... was Aeolian crap


> 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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