How about checking the want-ads or craigslist and grabbing one of those free wurlitzers I see all the time and swapping actions. Save a lot of time and money. And she'll still have that "soft and melodic" aka well used sound. And what's with people saying an instrument is melodic? that makes no sense. -Zeke Wheeler On Sat, 2005-10-08 at 23:00 -0700, John Peters wrote: > I put a set of ABELS on one for an excellent concert pianist, who likes to > keep the spinet next to her Mason Hamlin concert grand (for students). She > was quite happy with them. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Al Pebworth" <al@pebworths.com> > To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 4:03 PM > Subject: Piano Hammer Recommendation > > > > Hello List, > > > > If one HAD to replace the hammers on a early 1960's > > Wurlitzer Spinet, and had no choice BUT to replace the > > hammers, what would be the logical choice of hammers. > > > > This piano sounds like a child's toy piano, but the > > owner says that it sounded much better before a tuner > > juiced the hammers with a solution to make them sound > > better. > > > > She refers to the tone of the piano in earlier days as > > being so soft and melodic. > > > > She is a family friend, and I have to make an attempt > > to help her. > > > > Any suggestions welcome. Yes, I already know the > > opinion of many techs on the list concerning the > > Wurlitzer, so to save list space, let's not go there! > > > > Thanks! > > > > Al Pebworth > > Chesapeake, Virginia > > _______________________________________________ > > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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