Tuner's note in piano -funny

[John Formsma]

There were two factories in Mississippi at various times. I frequently hear
customers say they bought their Wurlie at the Holly Springs, MS plant
because either they worked there or a relative did.

There is even an engineering model console which was never intended to be
sold. At least it had something like "Engineering Model. Do Not Ship" on the
back of it. Kinda neat, but it's a terrible piano. Tight centers everywhere,
loose tuning pins everywhere. Terrible tone. Had weird little things instead
of the continuous upper plate bridge...they are sort of like duplexes, but
copper colored. Looks like they are glued on - maybe epoxy?

Dave Campbell mentioned in a chapter technical that Pearl River bought a lot
of the equipment from the Wurlitzer plant in Holly Springs.

Interesting, and pays the bills. What a life...you know?!

JF

On 2/23/07, Tom Sivak <tvaktvak at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> Here in Illinois, home of the mighty Wurlitzer factory in Dekalb, I tune
> quite a few Wurlies, and whereas I could not include them among the elite
> pianos of the world, I find very few with loose tuning pins, and they're ALL
> over 20 years old.  I find the Wurlitzers to be sturdily built little war
> horses, many of which are still bringing musical pleasure to their owners.
>
> I'm not saying that you won't have to tune past the false beats in the
> treble, but then, name another spinet of that era that is any better?   I'd
> much rather tune a Wurly than a Gulbransen, Janssen, Starck, or Betsy Ross.
> (Flame suit on---go ahead---hit me!)
>
> Perhaps out on the East coast you don't see that many Wurlies.  Around
> here there as common as grass.
>
> Oh...you don' t have much of that in NYC, either.
>
> Tom Sivak
> Chicago
>
>
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