1920's Wurli Grand

[Willem Blees]

Brian

How big is this grand? If it's only 5' or so, there is nothing that can be done to give it a "big" sound. You need to get her to define "big rich sound of a grand". Ask her to go to a piano store and find a grand that has the sound she wants. You might also start throwing some numbers at her. New pin block & strings, dampers, etc. might be more than she wants to spend to get the Big Rich Sound. 


Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT
Piano Tuner/Technician
Honolulu, HI
Author of 
The Business of Piano Tuning
available from Potter Press
www.pianotuning.com


-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Doepke <bdoepke at verizon.net>
To: 'Pianotech List' <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 2:53 pm
Subject: 1920's Wurli Grand




I have a client who, several years ago, bought a 1920’s Wurli Grand off of e-bay.  I have been working on it regularly, tuning every 6 months so it is now up to A440. I have also reshaped the hammers.  There are a couple slight cracks in the soundboard.  The keys are “sloppy” compared to status of what they should be.  I am sure that many of you have run into a similar instrument.

 

The client now wants to talk about what can be done to bring back the “big, rich sound” of a grand.  She wants to discuss string replacement as a way of getting her “grand sound”.

 

Is this even worthwhile?  I am afraid of doing the restringing only to have the sound fall short of what the client wants.   Should I consider the saying “Even if you put a dress and make-up on a pig…it’s still a pig.”?

 

Brian P. Doepke, (dep-kee)

R.P.T. (Registered Piano Technician)

AAA Piano Works, Inc.

Piano Tuning-Repair-Purchase Consults

260.417.1298

260.432.2043

    www.aaapianoworks.com

 



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