Beckwith

[Ray T. Bentley]

My sister owned a Beckwith upright back in the 60's while it was still only
about 40 years old.  It was always a pleasure to play it as a teen.  It had
a full rich tone, and wonderful action.  She left it with a house, because
they had had to remove door facing to get it into the room, and bought a new
console soon after.

At the time, I thought it was one of the best uprights I had played.

FWIW.




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Ray T. Bentley, RPT
Alton, IL
ray@bentley.net
www.ray.bentley.net

The difficult, I do right away.  The impossible takes a little longer.
> From: Tvak@AOL.COM
> Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 08:25:18 EDT
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Re: Beckwith
> 
> 
> In a message dated 5/23/02 1:34:01 PM, macman@pathfinder.dnsalias.com writes:
> 
> << What do you guys think about the Sears, Roebuck, & Co "My name sounds
> like Bechstein" Beckwith piano >>
> 
> Though I'm not familiar with older Beckwiths, last year I was given a
> Beckwith spinet,  which I regulated and later sold.  This piano, not listed
> in Pierce, I guess-timate was made in the 40s, maybe 50s.  I expected the
> worst.  After all, it looked just like a Winter, Kimball, or Gulbransen
> spinet. But I found that this little piano had quite a pleasing tone and a
> suprisingly full bass.  Really not bad for a spinet.  And made by Sears!
> Whodathunk?
> 
> I sold it to a guy who was buying it for his 90 year old mother for
> Christmas.  I told him that I included a free tuning with the sale.  He told
> me he wasn't interested because his mother was practically deaf.
> 
> Tom Sivak
>