And what did the Steinball sound like? Barbara ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Berry" <ron at berrypiano.com> To: "Brian Doepke" <bdoepke at verizon.net>; "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 10:01 PM Subject: Re: Wurlitzer with a Yamaha soundboard???? >I did see a Steinway M once that had a soundboard with the grain going > parallel to the key slip. This seemed rather strange and I figured it must > be a > laminated soundboard. It turns out the owner of the piano knew someone at > Kimball and had the piano rebuilt and literally had a Kimball soundboard > installed in the Steinway. > > A Wurli with a Yamaha soundboard sounds more like salesmanspeak. > > > > ron > > > > On 31 Jan 2008 at 21:08, Brian Doepke wrote: > >> >> Ok, this is a new one for me... >> >> A lady calls and tells me about her Wurlitzer b-grand piano that had been >> redone with a Yamaha >> soundboard, at least that is what she was told. >> >> It has to be replaced because a previous owner had overwatered a plant >> sitting on it, according to >> her. >> >> This information was given to her by the folks who sold it to >> her.......brother.... what a long list of >> "they said, they told me...ect. >> >> Can a Wurli have a Yamaha soundboard???? >> >> Brian P. Doepke; RPT >> A.A.A. Piano Works, LLC >> "The after-taste of poor quality >> lasts longer than the first bite >> of a good deal." > > ---------------------- > Ron Berry Piano Service > Indianapolis, IN 46220 > 317-255-8213 > ron at berrypiano.com > http://www.berrypiano.com >
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