Welmar pianos

[Bec and John]

Hi Mick,

Thanks for the reply! I didn't want to make a conclusion about piano 
quality based on only one I've seen.

I was surprised to see agraffes all the way up to the middle of the 
second-to-last octave. The action felt very nice, and the person who 
re-built it appeared to do a nice job. However, I wasn't overly 
impressed with the sound. It had an unusual ring/buzz sound on most 
non-bass strings, no duplex scale and the bass notes had a clean tone 
but weren't as full as I would have expected.

I was practising on one while I visited relatives in London.

- John


> Hi John
>
> Made by Whelpdale, Maxwell and Codd of London. Considered one of the 
> better
> UK makes, especially their uprights - I see lots in Universities / 
> schools
> etc over here. Not many grands though.. I think they were pretty 
> ordinary.
>
> Mick D CMIT
> Durham England