Broadwood grand

[Wayne Yockey, RPT]

Greetings,

It turns out that this Broadwood is an ex-player so I'm not so sure how good the
touch might be.  I don't think that my customer is interested in that particular
broadwood any more, but if she came across another one (non-player) she might
be  interested in that.

Thanks to all for the advice.

Gevaert Pierre wrote:

> 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
> >
> >
> >