"grinnell bros." piano

[Susan Kline]

I've tuned older Grinnell Brothers big uprights. Decent. From the midwest?

You'd better get used to the idea that you will eventually need to replace 
every bit of plastic in that action. Wood versions are available which will 
almost certainly fit. Those plastic parts were very standard in size.

The full dampers are the hardest, because you'll have to bend the wires and 
trim the excess from the top. I found it easiest to take the old plastic 
ones off, trying not to break any more than I needed to. Then I would hold 
each new part next to the old one, and bend the wire by eye. After 
installing all the new damper levers, fit each damper head (the old ones 
will probably be  okay) and tweak the angle of the wire till the fit is 
good, then nip the extra wire off.

Susan

At 10:41 AM 8/19/2003 -0700, you wrote:
>Well here's another "oddball" brand that i hadn't heard of until now. This 
>little console looks great and has a really attractive cherry/walnut 
>veneer and a top lid that "curves" down sort of like a grand fallboard 
>giving it a distinct look. Nice touch. This piano was made in 1950 and the 
>owner was asking $350, so I offered $175 and they accepted.  Piano also 
>has/had those ugly "waterfall" keytops, so i quickly had new standard tops 
>installed. The action is in decent shape, BUT-- not only are all the 
>flanges made out of that old-type yellow-ish plastic, (except for the jack 
>flanges) the damper "body" is all plastic! WOW..must've been a shortage of 
>wood back then? Luckily, the plastic is still in very good condition 
>showing no signs of cracking or breaking...Whew!  Anybody have a story or 
>two about this brand?
>
>
>
>Terry Peterson
>
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