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<DIV><SPAN class=030171519-09052004><FONT =
face=Arial>Dave.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=030171519-09052004><FONT face=Arial>I took care of =
one of these
for years. There were only a few made. At one time there was =
a
fellow trying to find all of them in the country and it turned out the =
majority
were here on the West Coast. Paderewski used them when he was =
feuding with
Steinway and often the program would even mention the use of the
Weber. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=030171519-09052004><FONT face=Arial>The one I took =
care of was
also not in good shape. It needed to be rebuild to realize it's
beauty. The quad unisons were a pain in the neck because there =
were many
false beats. Also, there was a whole section of wire that kept =
breaking;
obviously metal fatigue.....As I said, it needed to be rebuilt.
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<DIV><SPAN class=030171519-09052004><FONT face=Arial>It had rocker =
capstans,
which in themselves are not necessarily a problem, but the key sticks =
were in
bad shape. Most of the screws for the capstans had seized up and =
made
adjustments very difficult....As I said, it needed to be
rebuilt.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=030171519-09052004><FONT face=Arial>The sound was =
massive, in
spite of all the problems. I'd love to see one in good
shape.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=030171519-09052004><FONT face=Arial>Hope this
helps,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=030171519-09052004><FONT =
face=Arial>jeannie</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT size=2>Jeannie Grassi, RPT<BR>Associate =
Editor, Piano
Technicians Journal<BR><A
href="mailto:jcgrassi@earthlink.net">mailto:jcgrassi@earthlink.net</A><=
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align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On =
Behalf Of
</B>Piannaman@aol.com<BR><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, May 08, 2004 8:29
PM<BR><B>To:</B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Weber with 4 =
string
unisons<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT =
size=2
PTSIZE="10">Old Weber fans, <BR><BR>Today I happened upon an old =
Weber 9 foot
concert grand that was not in the greatest shape, though in its time, =
it must
have been REALLY magnificent. The strings were pretty rusted, =
though at
pitch, and tunable(despite having been installed more sloppily than =
I've ever
seen). I didn't get to tune the whole thing, just looked it over a =
bit.
<BR><BR>The interesting feature is the four string unisons above the
treble/tenor strut. I wish the piano was in good shape so I =
could really
evaluate what musical effect this would create. Has anyone on =
this list
come across one of these in decent condition? Tuning them must =
be a bit
of a challenge. The strings of each note are so close together, =
that
they seem quite difficult to get a mute between. <BR><BR>Just another =
of
life's interesting pianos. <BR><BR>Dave Stahl
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