PSO

[Delwin D Fandrich]

It was a stencil name put on Lindner pianos. Lindner was an experiment of the
Dutch Rippen company. 
 
An interesting (at least to me) side note on the Thomas piano was the fact that
they (along with a couple of models of Thomas organs) were offered as kits by
the Heathkit company.
 
Del
Delwin D Fandrich
Piano Design & Manufacturing Consultant
620 South Tower Avenue
Centralia, Washington 98531  USA
Phone  360.736-7563
<mailto:fandrich at pianobuilders.com> 


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From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of
Michael Kurta
Sent: November 30, 2007 4:48 PM
To: Pianotech
Subject: PSO


    Anyone run into a Thomas piano?  This is a small console with both sharp and
flat keys made entirely of plastic.  Instead of balance rail pins, the keys are
held in place by a thin blade of spring steel (which flexes and breaks).  Weird
tuning pins too, they look like they are driven in all the way to the pinblock
(if it even has one).  Practice felt rail held in place by pieces of angle
iron-homemade looking.  Terrible tone and touch, this is the worst example of
piano building I've seen, almost as if they tried to use organ parts to put this
one together.
    Mike Kurta
    Syracuse chapter

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