<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered medium)"><style></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1>Spinets as a class of piano came out of the 1930s—i.e., the depression years. Many, if not most, of them used scaling that had been cobbled up to fit on the very short grand pianos that were developed—and had become popular—during the 1920s. <o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>WBW was definitely around during the early decades of the spinet era. I don’t know what, if anything, he had to say about them.<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>ddf<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>Delwin D Fandrich<o:p></o:p>Piano Design & Fabrication<o:p></o:p>6939 Foothill Court SW, Olympia, Washington 98512 USA<o:p></o:p>Phone  360.515.0119 — Cell  360.388.6525<o:p></o:p><a href="mailto:del@fandrichpiano.com">del@fandrichpiano.com </a>— <a href="mailto:ddfandrich@gmail.com">ddfandrich@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of tnrwim@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2012 2:45 PM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] William Braid White<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p><o:p> </o:p><div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 2.0pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><pre style='margin-left:36.0pt'><tt>Thumper said: ""Spinets" did not exist while William Braid White was alive.<o:p></o:p></tt></pre><pre style='margin-left:36.0pt'><tt>(Ha! Ha!)<o:p></o:p></tt></pre></blockquote></div><o:p> </o:p><div><div> <o:p></o:p></div></div><div> <o:p></o:p></div><div>Spinets might not have been around "back then", but inexpensive, badly scaled and constructed instruments, were. They were not as bad as the spinets made in the 50's and 60's, but ever since pianos were manufactured en mass, there were basically three levels of pianos: Top of the line, used by concert halls and professionals, mid level, used by schools, average players and teachers, And the "leader brands", the cheap stuff to lure customers into the show rooms. These were sold to parents to get their child started on lessons. These pianos were made by small companies, or even the major ones,  and were barely strong enough to last a few years. Most have now become landfill, but I'm sure some of you have been asked to "toon" some of the relics that are still around. <o:p></o:p></div><div> <o:p></o:p></div><div>Wim<o:p></o:p></div><div>-----Original Message----- From: Dale Erwin <<a href="mailto:erwinspiano@aol.com">erwinspiano@aol.com</a>> To: joegarrett <<a href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">joegarrett@earthlink.net</a>>; pianotech <<a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a>> Sent: Tue, May 15, 2012 10:55 am Subject: Re: [pianotech] William Braid White<o:p></o:p><div id="AOLMsgPart_1_c423318d-5fcd-4751-9bed-0de129ccad6a">I confirm that My Dad was his indeed his student in 1950. Acrosonics....1939. They were good little pianos then...well for spinets<o:p></o:p><div>Dale Erwin... RPT Mason & Hamlin/Steinway/U.S pianos <a href="http://www.erwinspiano.com/" target="_blank">www.Erwinspiano.com</a> 209-577-8397 <tt> </tt> <tt>  </tt><o:p></o:p></div><o:p> </o:p><div>-----Original Message----- From: Joseph Garrett <<a href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">joegarrett@earthlink.net</a>> To: pianotech <<a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a>> Sent: Tue, May 15, 2012 9:53 am Subject: [pianotech] William Braid White<o:p></o:p><div id="AOLMsgPart_0_ccf74601-c18d-40f7-bc2d-44a079d9dea2"><pre style='margin-left:36.0pt;background:white'><tt>Thumper said: ""Spinets" did not exist while William Braid White was alive.<o:p></o:p></tt></pre><pre style='margin-left:36.0pt;background:white'><tt>(Ha! Ha!)<o:p></o:p></tt></pre><pre style='margin-left:36.0pt;background:white'><tt>But seriously, folks......."<o:p></o:p></tt></pre><pre style='margin-left:36.0pt;background:white'><tt><o:p> </o:p></tt></pre><pre style='margin-left:36.0pt;background:white'><tt>Thumper,<o:p></o:p></tt></pre><pre style='margin-left:36.0pt;background:white'><tt>WB White was teaching in the 50,s! Spinets had been around long before that!<o:p></o:p></tt></pre><pre style='margin-left:36.0pt;background:white'><tt>K?<G><o:p></o:p></tt></pre><pre style='margin-left:36.0pt;background:white'><tt>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<o:p></o:p></tt></pre><pre style='margin-left:36.0pt;background:white'><tt>Captain of the Tool Police<o:p></o:p></tt></pre><pre style='margin-left:36.0pt;background:white'><tt>Squares R I<o:p></o:p></tt></pre><pre style='margin-left:36.0pt;background:white'><tt><o:p> </o:p></tt></pre></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>