Canadian concert grands

[Wayne Walker]

Hello all,
I tuned a Heintzman 9 footer at the King's Theatre in Annapolis Royal, Nova
Scotia about 2 years ago. Someone had replaced the hammers and did a poor
job. I heard bigger sound coming from apartment size pianos than this grand.
The piano was later sold and John Ross replaced the hammers with the proper
type and adjusted the strike point. I haven't heard the piano since but John
said it sounds like a 9 footer.


Wayne Walker
Piano Tuner & Technician
MUSICSTOP LTD
1005 Dow Rd, New Minas, NS
B4N 3R4
Cell 902-221-1540
Fax 902-681-1463
wayne.w@musicstop.com <mailto:wayne.w@musicstop.com>
www.musicstop.com <http://www.musicstop.com>


-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Gamble [mailto:michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk]
Sent: Friday, July 15, 2005 9:03 AM
To: staytuned@idirect.com; pianotech@ptg.org
Subject: Re: Canadian concert grands


Hello John & List
I don't know of any 9'ers but I do care for a Heintzman 6'11" No.81385 Model
G "semi-grand" with Sostenuto and with an agraffed bridge to the top two
breaks - patented Mar 10 1896. Seems they, like S&S, were greatly given to
publishing their patents in bass-relief on the frame. I wish there were more
of these splendid pianos in the UK.
Regards from a warm and sunny Sussex Village
Michael G.(UK)
----- Original Message -----
From: <staytuned@idirect.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Cc: <fnapoli@sympatico.ca>
Sent: Friday, July 15, 2005 6:39 AM
Subject: Canadian concert grands


> "Where the hell did they all disappear to?"
>
> That's the question I had recently from Fred Napoli, author and former
> overnight radio host. Fred wants to know how many concert grands were
> built by Heintzman and Mason & Risch, and if other Canadian manufacturers
> built nine footers as well.
>
> A few may have found their way into U.S. and world markets, so if you've
> seen a nine foot Canadian, please let me know.
>
>>From the clearing house of knowledge.
>
> John Lillico, RPT
> Oakville, ON
>
>
>



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