spinets, etc.

[Richard Brekne]

Delwin D Fandrich wrote:

> > >I can find no rational excuse for continuing to build spinet pianos.
> > >Regardless of the length of their bass strings.  (I still haven't figured
> > >out why they were introduced in the first place.)

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> Cramming the stuff needed to make a piano into the spinet piano's 36" (91.5
> cm) overall height brings with it far more problems than those 4" (102 mm)
> are worth.  Especially considering that out of the tens of thousands of them
> that have been dumped on the market, only a small handful can be considered
> anything more than pathetically built, expensive toys that have probably
> destroyed more musically developing ears than they have ever helped.
>
> Now, before all the flames start arriving, let me also assure you all that I
> am also aware that there is at least one child prodigy in each major city of
> the U.S. and Canada that has developed into an internationally-respected
> pianist studying and practicing on nothing more than an Aeolian (take your
> pick of flavors) spinet.  All I have to say about that is, don't try to use
> the exception to prove the rule.  It doesn't work and we are still stuck
> with tens of thousands of aging spinets cluttering up space that could
> otherwise be taken up with real pianos.
>
> And, yes, yes, I also know that the many people who own these spinets are
> still entitled to the best service we can give them, but that still doesn't
> excuse the many factories that have built them over the years.  At least the
> worst of them are now, mercifully, out of business.
>
> Del

Hear Hear... You wont get any flames from this part of the world. Nice post.....
cute little grandmother ross spinets indeed... grin.

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Richard Brekne
RPT, N.P.T.F.
Bergen, Norway