M&H BB for sale

[Barbara Richmond]

Well, now, Terry, someone COULD use Stanwood's method to MAKE a (well?) 
balanced
heavy action.  :-)   It'd be sort of unusual, but it's possible!

Sounds like a "series of unfortunate events"---misinformation,
misunderstandings, perhaps someone not knowing
how to diagnose or voice, confused expectations,
or......something.............

Barbara Richmond



----- Original Message ----- 
From: Terry
To: Pianotech
Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 6:51 PM
Subject: Re: M&H BB for sale


Using "Stanwoodized" and the phrase "EXTREMELY heavy action" is a bit of an
oxymoron. Please explain. How can this happen?

Terry Farrell

Concert pianist and NEWBIE technician (since September of '04) here.  Have
been lurking and learning tremendous amounts from great posts on this list
for many months, and have emailed and spoken with several of you privately.

I own an M&H BB (#91577 - 2002) that I bought in Jan of 2004 which was
supposed to be my personal instrument for practice and recording.  I have
not been satisfied with this instrument since purchase, and have spent a
great deal of time and money having work done on it, including new NY
Steinway D hammers, which did not help.  I now wish to sell the piano, as
quickly as possible (love/hate relationship with it - and the 'hate' has won
out).  I thought maybe someone on the list may be interested for themselves
or for a client.  The piano came 'Stanwoodized', but with an EXTREMELY heavy
action that has been 'tweaked', but needs much attention.  I think there is
a truly great piano in there someplace, but it needs the eyes, ears and
hands of a far more skilled technician than me to achieve that.

Anyhow, I am only asking $29K for it.  If anyone is interested, please email
me off-list and I can provide with the 'sordid' history of the instrument.
My private email is below and in the header of course.  Thanks everyone and
it's a pleasure to read all the informative posts to this list - I feel like
I know half of you intimately already!!!  Cheers.

Thomas Maurice (soon to be Associate member, Baltimore chapter)
MCSE, MCSA, MCDBA, CCNA, CNA, CCA, B.S., M.M.
tmaurice@verizon.net