Sweet Betsy from...

[Farrell]

1968. #411204. Model L. Original board.

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Brekne" <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, August 20, 2004 4:54 PM
Subject: Re: Sweet Betsy from...


> Hi Terry....
>
> One for the Giffer I guess eh ?  Origional soundboard or could you tell
> ? And how old was this thing ? Curious minds want to know :)
>
> Cheers
> RicB
>
> Farrell wrote:
>
> >Some pianos will amaze you. Yesterday I tuned (for the third time) a
> >Steinway L that the lady had bought a few years ago "rebuilt" (new
strings,
> >dampers, hammers and a paint job) from the local Steinway dealer. I last
> >tuned it 16 months ago. It sits right next to a three-pane sliding glass
> >patio door leading out to the pool. All I really did was clean up some
> >unisons. 95% of the notes were within one cent of target - and maybe
there
> >were up to a half-dozen in the low tenor that were up to 2 cents off. I
> >reached under the belly rail expecting to find a hot DC rod - but none
was
> >installed.
> >
> >Very stable piano. Amazed me. I remember when I tuned it that I was
> >concerned whether the tuning would last long enough for me to cash the
check
> >because the tuning pins are very tight and they did the 1098-type
> >flagpoling. But I guess I did something right.
> >
> >Maybe that's what is amazing!
> >
> >And BTW, no killer octave. Pretty nice piano (horrible bicord section
> >though - sounded like it belonged on Conrad's Betsy Ross spinet).
> >
> >Terry Farrell
> >
> >
> >
>
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