Whitney Woes

[gordon stelter]

One of the most accursed "pianos" I ever "tuned" was a
Whitney with PHILLIPS_HEADED MASONRY SCREWS, 3" LONG
holding the action in, instead of sensible posts! Took
an hour to turn them out !!!!!!!
     And look very closely at that bunch of "medals"
on the inside of the lid ...... Columbus has the face
of a wombat, and right next to him is a  pair of FAT,
NEKKID PEOPLE doing the "boogaloo" ! 
     Makes me wonder if moral terpitude is somehow
conducive to crummy piano building .......
     
     Thump

     P.S. I think "Mezzo-Thermoneal Stabilizer" is
Latin for " Guaranteed to sound when new exactly as it
would after a nuclear holocaust!"  

--- richard.ucci@att.net wrote:

> Hi Alan, the rail is there, they just never bothered
> to install springs or bridle strap wires.
> 
> -------------- Original message from "Alan Barnard"
> <tune4u@earthlink.net>: -------------- 
> 
> 
> Whitney spinet, eh? Just use the same random spacing
> the factory used.... oh, wait, that was cruel.
> 
> More seriously: Are these on a damper rebound rail
> in the usual configuration? Is the rail still
> usable?
> 
> Actually, I guess I don't really understand your
> question ... a little more detail, please ...
> 
> Alan Barnard
> Salem, Missouri
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: 
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Sent: 07/19/2005 8:00:56 PM 
> Subject: butt springs
> 
> 
> List,
>  Is there a standard distance for spacing hammer
> butt springs? I'm thinking of doing a gang
> replacement on a Whitney spinet .
> 
> Thanks,
> Rick Ucci/Ucci Piano


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