Jim, I had forgotten about the Baldwin Electric Pianos. In the "foggy" part of my brain, it seems there was another piano (acoustic) that required access to the rear to tune??!! Ken ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Grebe" <jamesgrebe at charter.net> To: "Ken & Pat Gerler" <kenneth.gerler at prodigy.net>; <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2010 7:05 PM Subject: Re: [pianotech] another Interesting find > Hi Ken, > I think you were talking about the Baldwin electric pianos as they tuned > from the back, right? > Jim > James Grebe Est. 1962 > Piano Tuner-Technician > Creator of Custom Caster Cups > Creator of fine Writing Instruments > Pump Organ & Plyr Piano benches > Table Timepieces > Theatre and Theatre Organ Historian > www.grebepiano.com > 1526 Raspberry Lane > Arnold, MO 63010 > (314) 608-4137 > Become what you believe > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ken & Pat Gerler" <kenneth.gerler at prodigy.net> > To: <pianotech at ptg.org> > Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2010 6:58 PM > Subject: Re: [pianotech] another Interesting find > > > I had purchased a Conn Strobotuner when I got into organ servicing (in the > '70s). That one was stolen and I got another one "somewhere". I always > tuned pianos by ear. In organs it was more difficult to set a temperament > because like the Wurlitzer pianos that you had to tune from the back, it > was easier to tune with it and configuring a pickup coil in the Conn > Tuning wand, for some Conn's they just had to be on as the oscillators > were always "on" so the tuning could be done from the back of the organ. > But after I acquired my Reyburn Cybertuner, I retired the Strobotuner. > > Ken > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Dale Erwin > To: pianotech at ptg.org > Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2010 1:29 PM > Subject: Re: [pianotech] another Interesting find > > > One of my mentors used one of these. I think it weighed 40 lbs. He was > one of the most stable tuners I ever followed. Of course I am not giving > the machine much credit. > > > > > Dale S. Erwin > www.Erwinspiano.com > Custom piano restoration > Ronsen piano hammers-sales > R & D and tech support > Sitka soundboard panels > 209-577-8397 > 209-985-0990 > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ron Nossaman <rnossaman at cox.net> > To: pianotech at ptg.org > Sent: Thu, Oct 21, 2010 11:03 am > Subject: [pianotech] another Interesting find > > > The other day, looking in a desk drawer for something else, I ran across > this card I'd found in a piano years ago. I thought the current ETD users > out there would appreciate this. > Ron N > > >
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