Wurly electric tines

[Fenton Murray]

I used to have one of these in the 70's that I played and maintained. It was 
common practice to brush on a thick nail polish instead of solder if you 
needed just a little.
Fenton
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Thomas Cole" <tcole at cruzio.com>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 12:27 PM
Subject: Re: Wurly electric tines


> There are some sources for the tines, not cheap but probably the only way 
> to solve the problem. Tuning is a bit touchy, especially in the treble. 
> Add or remove solder to get it close if it's way off, and then tighten or 
> loosen the fixing screw for the fine tuning. You might want to experiment 
> with moving the tine and then tightening the screw first to see what your 
> adjustment range is.
>
> If it needs any regulation, check for tightness in the centers, especially 
> in Hawaii. Go to: http://www.alphabeck.co.uk/hoep/wurlymanual.html for the 
> service manual.
>
> Willem Blees wrote:
>> A customer said he had a "rare" piano, with string and electronic 
>> components. Since I had heard of piano/organ combos, I thought it might 
>> be worth my while to investigate. When I got there it was nothing but an 
>> old Wurly electronic piano. But if some of you have worked on these 
>> things, maybe you can be of some help. The tines of C#4, D#4 and F5 are 
>> broken. Where I could find those?
>>
>> Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT
>> Piano Tuner/Technician
>> Honolulu, HI
>> 808-349-2943
>> www.bleespiano.com
>> Author of
>> The Business of Piano Tuning
>> available from Potter Press
>> www.pianotuning.com
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