[pianotech] Lester, Lester Sp.

[Ryan Sowers]

Excellent post Mr. Wyatt!

My experience confirms what you have said:That the main problem with some
Lester spinets is the scale design. They seem like solidly built little
pianos, some of them just don't sound very good. But others sound
acceptable.

Also people bash the plastic parts, but if you look at the parts themselves
when they are intact they are beautifully made: perfect replicas of the wood
parts. These parts even show up on some "higher end" brands like Sohmer. I
doubt these parts were "cheap" at the time. Like the WNG parts today, I'm
sure they thought it was going to be a big improvement.

It really bugs me to hear technicians and businessmen bash spinet pianos.
The main reason they do is because they are harder to work on. I have
clients who LOVE their spinets. By bashing them, you are committing one of
the worst faux pas possible: insulting someone's taste. Spinets are a bit
like the ukulele of the piano world - OK they don't have much in the bass
department, but they can be musically pleasing when they are working well.

On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 10:06 AM, <JWyatt1492 at aol.com> wrote:

>  Hello to All,
>
>    For the record, the fact are there are 7 (seven) Lester Sp,S
>
>    The scale 19 was the first , and is a very bad sounding piano.
> It has over 30 unisons in the bass all wrapped.  They are  made
> of wood, (not particle board  or used paper)  solid spruce sound
> boards,. solid hard rock maple bridges and pinblocks.
>
>    Then there is the scale 20. 21,  22 , 23,,  24, and 25,
> The only weakness in the action is the plastic elbows.
>    The drop action is a full size action not compressed.
>
>    Back when I was a young tuner I attended a meeting
> of the " American Society of Piano Technicians".
>
>    Many of the attendees were harping and barfing about
> Spinet Pianos in general and why factories build them.
>     The instructor, an experienced technician  finally said
>
> ---   YOU  IDIOTES ---   factories  build  Spinets
>
> because that is what  --  THE PUBLIC WANTS.--.
>
> Jack Wyatt
> Dallas Chapter
>



-- 
Ryan Sowers, RPT
Puget Sound Chapter
Olympia, WA
www.pianova.net
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