'40s & '50s Wurlitzers

[Lynn Rosenberg]

Well, another comment on Wurlitzers.  I also liked the Baldwin Acrosonics
made in that same time frame, and also the Everett spinets with the
dinatention scale.  Lynn Rosenberg

----- Original Message -----
From: Kevin E. Ramsey RPT <ramsey@extremezone.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2000 11:52 PM
Subject: Re: '40s & '50s Wurlitzers


>     I would have to concur. I have tuned a BUNCH of these little pianos,
and
> in my opinion, they are better than any other spinet. They tune right up,
> hold their pitch, and generally, are the easiest to tune.
>     Their consoles however,,,,,,,,,,,have scaling problems, it's almost
> impossible to get a smoothly descending cycle of thirds across the break
and
> have everything else fit too. But I'd rather tune one of the spinets than
> one of their consoles. I've seen Accro-sonics that were good, and others
> that were not so good. I've seen Accro-sonics which did not have notched
> bridges, for example. Now, how are you supposed to get good unisons from
> three different lengths of the same gauge wire?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2000 3:52 PM
> Subject: '40s & '50s Wurlitzers
>
>
> > I'm willing to call most little consoles and spinets a piece of (we all
> know
> > the word!) pretty fast. But as I see more and more piano models more and
> > more often, I notice that some are quite a bit better in some way than
> > others (wow, like the dude has brain cells!). But little Wurly spinets
and
> > consoles. I have refurbished a couple of 'em and MAJOR pitch raised and
> > tuned a '52 console last night and tuned and regulated a '51 console
> today.
> > These pianos are more piano than most 10 to 20 year old consoles, and I
> > would prefer them to a few new ones I have seen (like maybe some of the
> > Chinese).
> >
> > Nothing more than that. Just these are pianos that I would initially
> assume
> > are total junk, and these old wurlies are frequently good solid pianos,
> > still have good action centers, good hammer alignment, absense of the
> > overdose of string noises common in small old pianos, etc. They play and
> > sound good (compared to so many others). Am I out in left field here or
> have
> > others noted the old Wurlies a cut above the other little old pianos.
> >
> > Terry Farrell
> > Piano Tuning & Service
> > Tampa, Florida
> > mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com
> >
>
>