Wurlitzer restrining

[JWyatt1492 at aol.com]

Hello Alexander,
 
   The piano tuning system you refer to is known as
" The  Wurlitzer  Uniplate  System".
 
    It was used in their Grands and Upright Players
mostly  in their  Studio scale 808 as a player.
 
   Most of the Grands were of the 4' 9'" size.
They were sold under names such as  DeKalb,
Farny,  Strad,  Kingston,  Schaff Bros, and another
Wurlitzer product whose name escapes me at the 
moment.
 
    It is thought by many that this is a " Melville  Clark"
invention.  Wurlitzer bought the Melville Clark Co. 
about 1925 and used the Uniplate System on the 
Melville Clark brand " Apollo ".  There wanted a high 
quality  piano to  complement their  lower  priced 
Wurlitzers to offer their dealers.  
 
  This is the some thought the Cable Co. had  when 
they bought the   Conover Bros.Co. about 1900 
 
  To restring this piano use the original pins.  use  about 
two raps on the string  replace the pin in the hole drive
to the desired height then tighten string.  After several
strings are replaced you can make your own judgement
as to how many wraps to use 
 
   Remove pins by removing the wedges and taping out 
from the bottom.    I have found that the pins are  fairly 
soft metal. If any pins brakes I have replacement pins 
on  hand.            
 
    I would like to have the ser. no. number of single  bass
strings and the no. of bi-cord wraped strings.  Also does 
the action have coil springs on both the repetition lever 
and the jacks.
    
    This information will be for the Foundation Museum 
"Piano Registry" for future Technicians who may come
across this tuning system. 
 
  We are restringing such a grand in my shop now.
 
Hope this helps,  feel free to call  972 - 278 - 9312.   
 
Regards,
Jack Wyatt
Dallas



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