conover grand

[Euphonious Thumpe]

     One of best pianos ever made. Better than Steinway, IMHO. WN&G action. The "flagship" model of the Cable Co., designed by Gerz, who also redesisgned the Mason line in the late 1890's. ( So called the "poor man's Mason" ) Sound a lot like Masons. 
     They were marketed plenty to schools and such, who didn't want to pay a premium for a durable, quality piano, just because it said "S*****y" on it. Also, often had the cost-cutting feature of celluloid keytops. ( Which I prefer to ivory, for numerous reasons. )
     Very uniform. All sound similar. But almost all have loose tuning pins, because of some flaw in the pinblock design. You may have to CA the block. ( From top first, then tap pins, then from inside action cavity with piano upside down if still loose. ) 
     Or restring.

Model 66 5'2" (?)
      77 5'8"
      88 6'2"
      99 7'4"  

Euphonious Thumpe


--- On Thu, 10/16/08, David's Email <ilvey at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> From: David's Email <ilvey at sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: conover grand
> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech at ptg.org>, "College and University Technicians" <caut at ptg.org>
> Date: Thursday, October 16, 2008, 10:02 PM
> List,
> 
> Any insights into a Conover grand piano? 
> Donation...I'm looking at it next week.  Appropriate for
> a practice studio?
> 
> David I.

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