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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=277384101-12092008>I
was just wondering if anyone has had any experience restringing one of these, or
has any tips, advice or suggestions. (Yes, I have one I am attempting to
restring....)</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=277384101-12092008>The subject is a 7'
Wurlitzer grand from the 1920's. It has the unique tuning pins that have conical
bottoms that are wedged by screws against the cast iron plate
web. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=277384101-12092008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=277384101-12092008>(See attached
photo:) </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=277384101-12092008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=277384101-12092008><IMG alt="" hspace=0
src="cid:277384101@12092008-1293" align=baseline border=0></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=277384101-12092008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=277384101-12092008>(The picture is of
the upright configuration. Turn it 90 degrees clockwise and you will have the
grand I am working on.) </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=277384101-12092008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=277384101-12092008>The plate web is
very thick (15/16"), and substitutes for the usually
pinblock.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=277384101-12092008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=277384101-12092008>Since the tuning
pins are inserted into the web/block from the underside, and are
then wedged in place by the screw, I was just wondering if anyone had any ideas
how these might have been strung at the factory, or how one might go about
restringing one, since you can't simply wind the coil on the pin in the normal
way and then just stick it in the block.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=277384101-12092008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=277384101-12092008><SPAN
class=277384101-12092008>Any ideas, advice, or experience you could share
would be most appreciated. Or if anyone can point me to anything in the
archives....</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=277384101-12092008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=277384101-12092008>(The pins and block
are still in excellent condition, and the design seems to work quite well. The
screw behind the tuning pin will give a fairly wide latitude of pin torques,
based on how much the screw is tightened. There is some kind of graphite grease
or lubricant on the pin where it contacts the iron plate. The pins seem to
be nickel plated. I think this design might have been intended originally as a
tropicalizing measure.)</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=277384101-12092008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=277384101-12092008>It's actually quite
a nice piano. -Sort of a loose copy of a Steinway model B. So I thought it would
be worth restoring. (Except the plate, of course, is a <EM>lot</EM> heavier, -on
the front end.)</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=277384101-12092008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=277384101-12092008>I have also run into
other Wurlitzer grands of the period with a similar tuning pin setup. Also
very nice pianos. Evidentally back in the day they made some serious grands. (Or
<EM>somebody</EM> made them for Wurlitzer. The action on this grand has Apollo
written on it in pencil....)</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=277384101-12092008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=277384101-12092008>Please let me know
if anyone has had experience (good, bad, or indifferent) with one of
these. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=277384101-12092008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=277384101-12092008>Thanks,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=277384101-12092008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=277384101-12092008>Kendall Ross
Bean</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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