This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Dave. I took care of one of these for years. There were only a few made. At one time there was a fellow trying to find all of them in the country and it turned out the majority were here on the West Coast. Paderewski used them when he was feuding with Steinway and often the program would even mention the use of the Weber. The one I took care of was also not in good shape. It needed to be rebuild to realize it's beauty. The quad unisons were a pain in the neck because there were many false beats. Also, there was a whole section of wire that kept breaking; obviously metal fatigue.....As I said, it needed to be rebuilt. It had rocker capstans, which in themselves are not necessarily a problem, but the key sticks were in bad shape. Most of the screws for the capstans had seized up and made adjustments very difficult....As I said, it needed to be rebuilt. The sound was massive, in spite of all the problems. I'd love to see one in good shape. Hope this helps, jeannie Jeannie Grassi, RPT Associate Editor, Piano Technicians Journal mailto:jcgrassi@earthlink.net -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Piannaman@aol.com Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2004 8:29 PM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: Weber with 4 string unisons Old Weber fans, Today I happened upon an old Weber 9 foot concert grand that was not in the greatest shape, though in its time, it must have been REALLY magnificent. The strings were pretty rusted, though at pitch, and tunable(despite having been installed more sloppily than I've ever seen). I didn't get to tune the whole thing, just looked it over a bit. The interesting feature is the four string unisons above the treble/tenor strut. I wish the piano was in good shape so I could really evaluate what musical effect this would create. Has anyone on this list come across one of these in decent condition? Tuning them must be a bit of a challenge. The strings of each note are so close together, that they seem quite difficult to get a mute between. Just another of life's interesting pianos. Dave Stahl ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/ff/d3/2a/b1/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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