Hey Conrad, Winter spinets have a special place in my heart. After great grandpa's old player piano (my favorite roll--Don't Fence Me In), my folks got a "modern" piano for me to practice on--a Winter spinet. I practiced so much they moved it into my bedroom. I must admit, it moved easily! (Speaking of location, location, location.) :-) Perhaps I can have fond memories of that piano, because I don't service any of them now! ;-) Barbara Richmond ----- Original Message ----- From: "Conrad Hoffsommer" <hoffsoco@martin.luther.edu> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 7:07 AM Subject: Re: Betsy Ross Spinet snip A recent thing happened here to confirm my "no bad piano" philosophy. The mother of a local piano teacher recently moved to town and brought her old piano with her. Naturally, the daughter had me go over to attend to the arrival. What did I find which had started the piano teacher off on her musical career?? A WINTER spinet. There's been lots of bad-mouthing of Winter spinets and their Ĉolian brethren on this list over the years. Well deserved, too. I find it hard to say that they have no redeeming value if they are a springboard to a musical career, or even if they only offer the opportunity to have live music in the home. Consumer oriented/value priced/el cheapo pianos do have their value, but that same "good" piano would be bad in a concert setting. As the realtors would say, location, location, location... Conrad Hoffsommer - Music Technician Luther College, 700 College Dr., Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045 Vox-(563)-387-1204 // Fax (563)-387-1076 The shortest distance between two points is under construction. _______________________________________________ pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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