[pianotech] Betsy Ross Spinet

[J Patrick Draine]

Alastair,
You can probably expect plastic elbows, and plastic flanges are not
unlikely. The ones with extensive use of plastic for dampers, jacks, etc.
are probably from the 50s era. We just don't keep timelines and histories of
the evolution (in this case de-evolution & then back) of this "special"
piano model. Steinway gets that kind of attention.
Good luck!
Patrick

On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 5:50 PM, David Lawson Pianos <
dlawson at davidlawsonspianos.com.au> wrote:

> Thanks Bruce,
>
> I'm not certain about how to search the archives but I'll try & have a go!
> I guess I was just wondering if the later models of this piano had the
> problems with plastic parts that the earlier ones seemed to have & I had
> hoped that some of the USA techs might have had some advice regarding this.
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Alastair,
>
> David Lawson's Pianos
> Wangaratta Australia
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Browning - The Piano Tuner" <
> justpianos at our.net.au>
> To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 5:15 PM
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Betsy Ross Spinet
>
>
>
>  Alistair,
>> Since you monitor the American PTG site this may be your best source of
>> information. Do you know how to search the archive? Much discussed over
>> the years.
>> Bruce Browning
>> The Piano Tuner.
>>
>>
>>
>>  We may be acquiring a Betsy Ross Spinet, made be Lester in the USA.The
>>> serial number is 329958, which should put it at about 1960 according to
>>> Pierce.
>>> We haven't come across many of these pianos here in Australia, so were
>>> wondering what we should look out for. Do these later models have plastic
>>> components that may cause problems, and if so, are the replacement parts
>>> readily available?
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
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