<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2523" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; = FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 bgColor=#ffffff leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 = rightMargin=7> <DIV><FONT size=3>Hi,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>INMHO I do not think it would be a good candidate = for rescaling due to it;it's small size and rounded nature of the entire = back of the piano, at least if it is shaped like the one I am familiar with.  = It is cute and a period piece.  For looks it would be fine.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>Jim</FONT></DIV> <DIV>James Grebe<BR>Piano-Forte Tuning & Repair<BR>Creator of = Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups<BR>(314) 608-4137<BR><A href="http://www.JamesGrebe.com">WWW.JamesGrebe.com</A><BR>1526 = Raspberry Lane<BR>Arnold, MO 63010<BR>BECOME WHAT YOU BELIEVE!<BR><A href="mailto:pianoman@accessus.net">pianoman@accessus.net</A></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=wpeterson2@socal.rr.com = href="mailto:wpeterson2@socal.rr.com">w peterson</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, November 23, = 2004 9:54 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: baby grand = Butterfly</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>I have a butterfly, the one with 72 keys.  I think that I = have a customer for it.  I was wondering if a new scale and  = quality bass strings would help.  They want to put a player in it.  Do = you think that it would sound as bad as I think it would?  I have heard = acceptable sounding spinets.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Bill Peterson</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=pianoman@accessus.net = href="mailto:pianoman@accessus.net">James Grebe</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, November 23, = 2004 2:58 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: baby grand = Butterfly</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>Hi Jack,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>The one I am familiar with is the 5', 88 note = one.  It has a full cover of walnut panel over the key when the lid is in place.  Terrible tone quality, but cute.  Never seen = either of the other two types</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>James Grebe<BR></FONT>Piano-Forte Tuning & Repair<BR>Creator of Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups<BR>(314) = 608-4137<BR><A href="http://www.JamesGrebe.com">WWW.JamesGrebe.com</A><BR>1526 = Raspberry Lane<BR>Arnold, MO 63010<BR>BECOME WHAT YOU BELIEVE!<BR><A = href="mailto:pianoman@accessus.net">pianoman@accessus.net</A></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- = </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=JWyatt1492@aol.com href="mailto:JWyatt1492@aol.com">JWyatt1492@aol.com</A> </DIV> <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> Tuesday, November 23, = 2004 10:39 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> baby grand = Butterfly</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT id=role_document face=Arial = color=#000000 size=2> <DIV>Hello to all,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>   Jim!  There were three Wurlitzer = Butterfly's.</DIV> <DIV>one was the "Student Butterfly"  it has 44 keys</DIV> <DIV> was 26 in. long weights 88 lbs. It has no</DIV> <DIV>pedals and has a single escapement action </DIV> <DIV>(jack on key).</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>The next size up is a 73 note piano  about</DIV> <DIV>4ft.10 long.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Then there was the 88 note size about 5 ft.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>  Both the 73 and the 88 note had a double repeat = </DIV> <DIV>action.  It was what I call (The Dekalb = action).</DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV>   In this action the repetition lever and the = jack </DIV> <DIV>used individual coil springs. Also the repetition </DIV> <DIV>lever is about one half as long of "regular = actions"</DIV> <DIV> Looks a little odd  works well. However a little = </DIV> <DIV>unforgiving to regulate.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Hope this helps,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Regards,</DIV> <DIV>Jack Wyatt  </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BO= DY></HTML>