M&H BB for sale

[gordon stelter]

Was the "Stanwoodizer" a certified practitioner, or
just someone who claims he was ? Could make a BIG
difference!
     Thump


--- Barbara Richmond <piano57@flash.net> wrote:

> Well, now, Terry, someone COULD use Stanwood's
> method to MAKE a (well?) 
> balanced
> heavy action.  :-)   It'd be sort of unusual, but
> it's possible!
> 
> Sounds like a "series of unfortunate
> events"---misinformation,
> misunderstandings, perhaps someone not knowing
> how to diagnose or voice, confused expectations,
> or......something.............
> 
> Barbara Richmond
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Terry
> To: Pianotech
> Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 6:51 PM
> Subject: Re: M&H BB for sale
> 
> 
> Using "Stanwoodized" and the phrase "EXTREMELY heavy
> action" is a bit of an
> oxymoron. Please explain. How can this happen?
> 
> Terry Farrell
> 
> Concert pianist and NEWBIE technician (since
> September of '04) here.  Have
> been lurking and learning tremendous amounts from
> great posts on this list
> for many months, and have emailed and spoken with
> several of you privately.
> 
> I own an M&H BB (#91577 - 2002) that I bought in Jan
> of 2004 which was
> supposed to be my personal instrument for practice
> and recording.  I have
> not been satisfied with this instrument since
> purchase, and have spent a
> great deal of time and money having work done on it,
> including new NY
> Steinway D hammers, which did not help.  I now wish
> to sell the piano, as
> quickly as possible (love/hate relationship with it
> - and the 'hate' has won
> out).  I thought maybe someone on the list may be
> interested for themselves
> or for a client.  The piano came 'Stanwoodized', but
> with an EXTREMELY heavy
> action that has been 'tweaked', but needs much
> attention.  I think there is
> a truly great piano in there someplace, but it needs
> the eyes, ears and
> hands of a far more skilled technician than me to
> achieve that.
> 
> Anyhow, I am only asking $29K for it.  If anyone is
> interested, please email
> me off-list and I can provide with the 'sordid'
> history of the instrument.
> My private email is below and in the header of
> course.  Thanks everyone and
> it's a pleasure to read all the informative posts to
> this list - I feel like
> I know half of you intimately already!!!  Cheers.
> 
> Thomas Maurice (soon to be Associate member,
> Baltimore chapter)
> MCSE, MCSA, MCDBA, CCNA, CNA, CCA, B.S., M.M.
> tmaurice@verizon.net
> 
> 
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