Terry,
I hate spinets as much as you, and if they all
disappeared overnight I would consider the planet
blessed.
But I had a chance to play one of these 30's
Wurlies recently, in immaculately preserved, one-owner
condition, and was utterly stunned by how full and
rich the bass was! Bigger than a lot of small grands!
Certainly NOT the odiferous "Wurtilizer" of later
years.
Thump
--- Terry <terry@farrellpiano.com> wrote:
> FWIW:
>
> Perusing Baldwin's piano history website page:
>
> http://www.baldwinpiano.com/about/history.html
> I found the following (the culprit!):
>
> In 1935 Wurlitzer introduced the world's first
> spinet-sized piano. It represented a historic
> breakthrough in style, tone and performance along
> with the value so critical during America's economic
> depression. Notable among design innovations
> characteristic of Wurlitzer were larger soundboard
> areas -- providing "bigger" sound from smaller piano
> models.
>
> Arrrrgggggg!
>
> Terry Farrell
> ATTACHMENT part 2 image/jpeg name=35spinet.jpg
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