Wapin Bridge

[Richard Moody]

Interesting that you used original strings as part of the
"Wapinization". I am contemplating that on my own piano although
these strings have been replaced (and rescaled) less than 20
years ago which is reason for keeping them over the Wapin
installation.    Helps answer the question,"I put on new strings,
how do I know the improvement wasn't due to that?"   ---rm


----- Original Message -----
From: <PetersRPT@aol.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2003 5:53 PM
Subject: Re: Wapin Bridge


> List:
> The web site has been redesigned recently, and there is not as
much there as
> what there use to be.  I believe that Michael Wathen has some
things he wants
> to put on the site, as soon as he gets time.  There are no
pictures
> currently?    If anyone wants a picture, I can probably send
one.  I think
> that is allowed:)
>
> The only restrictions are that you have to pay a license fee for
each
> installation, and you can't disclose installation procedures.
You have to
> sign an agreement to such.  Is that so bad?
>
> I have done seven installations, and in every case thought that
it was well
> worth the price. The last installation  was on a 1913 Behr Bros.
grand, which
> was all original except for new bass strings.  It is being used
as the second
> piano for a concert series in a church.   I had filed the
hammers and
> regulated the action last fall.  I finished the wapin job a
couple of weeks
> ago, just before a recital for  two pianos.  It was very well
recieved.  The
> music director at the church, among others , was extremely
happy.  He now
> wants to have the first concert next season be a two piano
recital.     There
> was also a piano teacher who attended the recital who now wants
wapin on his
> piano.  He was impressed.  All in all, it was a very nice
experience.
>
> Roy Peters, RPT
> Cincinnati.
>
>