Heintzmann model info urgently requested, please!

[gordon stelter]

Thanks John! It was on its side, and the treble
strings were very rusty ( I suspect that the fire
retardants used to put out house fires cause rust,
much worse than straight water ) so we really couldn't
hear it. But the bass note we got to play "thundered",
and I'm going to guess, tonally, that its supposed to
sound somewhere between a Mason and a Steinway. What
think ye?
    Thump

P.S. WN&G action? Or some "oddball" action of their
own, that parts are not available for ?????
Thanks again!
     G

--- John Ross <jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca> wrote:

> Spell checkers, agrhh. I meant "write up".
> John M. Ross
> Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
> jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Ross" <jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca>
> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 7:16 PM
> Subject: Re: Heintzmann model info urgently
> requested, please!
> 
> 
> > Heintzman & Co, was the name of the best one.
> > The capo bar with the three holes, was called an
> Agraffe Bridge, and does 
> > indicate the 'good' one.
> > Go to your local library, and see if they can
> borrow, Downright Upright by 
> > Wayne Kelly. It is a history of the Canadian Piano
> Industry, and it has a 
> > good right up on the Heintzman & Co. pianos.
> > John M. Ross
> > Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
> > jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "gordon stelter" <lclgcnp at yahoo.com>
> > To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
> > Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 2:42 PM
> > Subject: Heintzmann model info urgently requested,
> please!
> >
> >
> >> Found a 6'2" Heintzmann that had been near a 
> fire.
> >> Only minor water damage evident ( rusty strings )
> >> otherwise, solid. $2,500.  Has tiny holes in very
> >> massive capo  bar to laterally position strings (
> like
> >> agraffes ) before they go under the plate bearing
> >> surface in the upper ocatves. Lower half has
> agraffes.
> >> Very wide tail.
> >>     I suspect this is a gorgeous instrument,
> begging
> >> to rebuilt, but have heard that there are several
> >> "Heintzmanns", i.e.,  "Heintzmann and Sons",
> >> "Heintzmann Brothers" , etc.. As the piano was
> >> recently refinished, it just says "Heintzmann" (
> cheap
> >> label ) on the key cover, and I was too stupid (
> at
> >> the time ) to read all the plate script. And now
> I'm
> >> 60 miles away.
> >> Questions: Does the massive capo with the holes
> in it
> >> indicate it is one of the "good" ones?  Which of
> the
> >> various Heintzmann namebrands is the best? By how
> >> much? What does the number "190" on the action
> front
> >> rail mean, if anything.
> >>     If you have answers to these questions, or
> can
> >> offer any other info on the Heintzmann brands, I
> >> woiuld be very grateful to hear it.
> >>     Thank you!
> >>     Gordon
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
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