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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Many of these were sold under the name, =
Alex
Ludwig, by Ludwig Music House in St. Louis. The soundboard =
appeared to be
Luan plywood. The glued used to laminate it was a rubbery =
stuff.
They actually used the same wood for their packing crates. Does =
that tell
you anything.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>James Grebe<BR>Piano-Forte Tuning & Repair<BR>Artisan of =
Wood<BR><A
href="http://www.JamesGrebe.com">WWW.JamesGrebe.com</A><BR>1526 =
Raspberry
Lane<BR>Arnold, MO 63010<BR><A
href="mailto:pianoman@accessus.net">pianoman@accessus.net</A></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=gbart@thezone.net href="mailto:gbart@thezone.net">George =
Bartlett</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, March 27, 2004 =
11:30
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Plywood =
soundboard</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I am =
looking for
some info on a Rudolph Wurlitzer. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I tuned one of these babies three =
months ago, and
discovered that that's as long asthe tuning lasted. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It went terrbily out and dropped in
pitch.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Observed a plain plywood {laminated} =
soundboard
with no lacquer, varnish of any kind. The piano went so far out =
in the
three month period that I suppected that the soundboard had =
actually
twisted. I could not find any signs of any structuual damage and the =
tuning
pins were very tight.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Any advice on these =
instruments....customer
needless to say is very concerned ...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial =
size=2>George</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>