spinet inquiry (vermonters beware)

[Conrad Hoffsommer]

Friends,

I just got the following from someone in Vermont (according to email 
address). Was I too blunt?
BTW, 1960 was apparently the last year that Aeolian used the name "Mehlin".


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At 18:24 12/30/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>Dear Sir,
>
>I am interested in learning how to play the piano and am considering the
>purchase of a spinet  identified as Mehlin & Sons with a serial number of
>60854.  I would appreciate any information you can provide me.


xxxxx,

I am not personally experienced with the Mehlin of that era (1960), but the 
now defunct parent company is famous in the trade for cranking out a lot of 
inexpensive pianos with a variety of names on the front.

I would suggest that you hire a local member of the Piano Technicians Guild 
to check the instrument for suitability.  As in automobiles, there can be a 
_very_ wide variation in the condition of 40+ year old pianos.  Would you 
buy a 1960 Rambler without having a mechanic check it out first?
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Conrad Hoffsommer PTG RPT, MPT, CCT

Certified Calibration Technician (CCT) for Bio-powered Digitally Activated 
Lever Action Tone Generation Systems