University Piano Sales RE: Weird Spinet

[Avery Todd]

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You're right, Joe. I hadn't thought of that!

Avery

At 06:12 PM 1/9/05, you wrote:
>Check the S# for stolden property.
>Joe Goss RPT
>Mother Goose Tools
><mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com>imatunr@srvinet.com
>www.mothergoosetools.com
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <mailto:avery@ev1.net>Avery Todd
>To: <mailto:pianotech@ptg.org>Pianotech
>Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2005 4:36 PM
>Subject: Re: University Piano Sales RE: Weird Spinet
>
>Alan,
>
>Do you really expect us to believe that ANY dealer would sell ANY Steinway 
>for that kind of price???????? No matter what condition it was in???? :-) 
>Somehow, I seriously doubt it! I wish I could find a dealer that stupid!
>
>Avery Todd
>
>At 01:38 PM 1/9/05, you wrote:
>>Frank Hennessey, whom many of you know well, tells an interesting story 
>>about a customer of his who bought a Steinway grand (M, I think) for $250 
>>at a university sale. She called to ask him if he thought it would be a 
>>good deal since the piano was "kind of beat up." He told her, of course, 
>>that he'd be happy to buy it if she didn't!
>>
>>Ya never know.
>>
>>Well, sometimes ya know and ya still make dumb choices. What's up with THAT?
>>
>>Alan R. Barnard
>>Salem, MO
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [ mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On 
>>Behalf Of Joe Garrett
>>Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2005 12:48 PM
>>To: pianotech
>>Subject: Weird Spinet
>>
>>Friday, I had the dubious honor of "tuning" a 1939 "Musette". Sheesh! It 
>>was parallel stung w/a single bridge/giant hockey stick, (you could hit 
>>the puck from anywhere on the ice!). More bi-chord wound stings than I 
>>wanted to count! Harmonics----nothing matched! Real fun, to say the 
>>least. The poor owner had bought it at a "University Sale", for $2,000! 
>>(Gawd, I hate those sales!...even more now!) The odd thing was that the 
>>piano was constructed very well. Nice Ivory, action was nice, throughout. 
>>Played nice, just sounded like crap! The whole thing closed up like a 
>>square grand. I hope this was the only one ever made, so that none of you 
>>have to try and work on anything like it. BTW, it had a grand lyre, 
>>w/only two functioning pedals, (the middle rod was attached to a spring 
>>on the underside of the keybed. Lovely! :-(
>>I usually relish working on the weird, but not this one!
>>Regards,
>>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.
>>Captain, Tool Police
>>Squares R I
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