Wissner Grand

[Kevin E. Ramsey]

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    Just have them call Mark Wissner at Yamaha....       Nah!  Just =
kidding.

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  From: Farrell=20
  To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
  Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 5:55 PM
  Subject: Wissner Grand


  Anyone ever heard of a Wissner piano? Factory was in the Bronx (I =
think). I serviced a 9-foot Wissner grand yesterday. 1939. Appears to be =
a Steinway D clone? Anyone have an opinion on that? I has a WN&G action. =
It looks to be a fairly substantial piano. Anyone have experience with =
the Wissner or perhaps other similar D clones?

  Pastor says it was "completely rebuilt - he had the whole thing =
apart!" six years ago - new hammers and backchecks (supply-house hammer, =
no tapering, no radius shaping of the tail - not even put on terribly =
straight) - not even new felt under the keys. Soundboard has 87,000 =
cracks. ZERO downbearing on most of the long bridge, and soundboard flat =
as a pancake. Oh, did I say it is pretty quiet on the lower half of the =
keys, and just about quiet as a mouse from the middle on up - piano is =
pretty much dead.

  Now how do you tell a church pastor client type that his "completely =
rebuilt" piano needs to be rebuilt - if he wants it to sound like a =
piano? He mentioned that a local "top technician" had done the work and =
that the church paid "quite a bit" for the work.

  Thanks

  Terry Farrell

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