Broadwood grand

[Gevaert Pierre]

Hi,

  I sevice a few Broadwoods of this period and I must say they are verry
nice pianos. Heavy and verry solid. Two of those are barless pianos (a
massif plate with no reinforcement bars above de soundboard) and they hold
tune pretty well!
 Those barless Broadwoods have a nice and rich sound and a nice touch.
Another one is one of the later parallel strung ones (early 20 th?), and
this one is also realy nice.

Regards
P. Gevaert
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Lawson" <lawsonic@bdmail.co.za>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2002 8:58 PM
Subject: Re: Broadwood grand


> As I mentioned in a post a few weeks ago, they have the Pitch = C540 so,
no
> they don't have plate problems, they are regular pianos, schwander actions
> as I recall
>
> http://www.uk-piano.org/broadwood/index.html
>
>
> Brian
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Wayne Yockey, RPT" <wyrpt@swbell.net>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: 28 April, 2002 08:57 PM
> Subject: Broadwood grand
>
>
> Greetings,
>
> Does anybody know anything about Broadwoods?  I know that they were
> considered good pianos long ago but I have never serviced one or seen
> one outside of a keyboard museum.
>
> I have a customer who is interested in purchasing a 1911 Broadwood which
> she found on the internet.  The piano is located in our state but
> several hours drive away.  I have contacted the technician but have not
> received a reply yet.
>
> Do these pianos have standard parts and are they prone to problems such
> as the plate breakage with Beckstiens?  Are they good candidates for
> rebuilding?  Are they still being made?
>
> Thanks for the input.  Thanks
>
> Wayne Yockey, RPT
>
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