Tuner's note in piano -funny

[Alan R. Barnard]

This style was built even during the war years. The first one I encountered nearly stumped me for getting it open too: Palms down, slap and push the top middle piece backwards. It's kinda like a Chinese puzzle box. It IS pretty but kind of a well dressed turd, musical instrument-wise.

Alan Barnard
Salem, MO
Joshua 24:15






Original message
From: "Fenton Murray" 
To: "Pianotech List" 
Received: 02/24/2007 2:16:34 AM
Subject: Re: Tuner's note in piano -funny


This looks like the model with sides that either remove or hinge away. Can't remember but I think I've only seen 1 or 2. Took me forever to figure out how to open it. Maybe I'm wrong, anyway, a very pretty old piano, I love it. And no, I don't want to buy it.
Fenton
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Farrell 
To: Pianotech List 
Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 5:46 PM
Subject: Re: Tuner's note in piano -funny


Hi Tom,
 
My experiences are similar to yours. Among the 40 or 50 year old crappy little spinets that permeate the piano world, I would rate the Baldwin Acrosonic as the #1 least bad crappy little spinet, and the Wurly at #2.
 
Ahhhhhh, the stuff (some) dreams (and some nightmares) are made of......... circa 1948? Wurly.
 

 
Terry Farrell
----- Original Message ----- 
 
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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