Hellpinstill (appropriately named)

[Annie Grieshop]

Oddly enough, a guy in Michigan posted a "wanted" ad on eBay last week for a
Helpinstill.  (I didn't know you could place ads for stuff you want to
buy....)

http://wantitnow.ebay.com/Helpinstill-Roadmaster-64-electric-piano-Rhodes_W0
QQadidZ250087715948

Annie Grieshop
snowy blowy Ioway
  -----Original Message-----
  From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org]On
Behalf Of Paul McCloud
  Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 8:19 PM
  To: 'Pianotech List'
  Subject: RE: Hellpinstill (appropriately named)


  Hi, John:

              I have the privilege of working on one of these for a funky
recording studio.  Keeping the lost motion regulated is nearly impossible.
I wondered if anyone else had seen one.  At least it has a real soundboard,
not like the Yamahas.  Kooky I must say.  Oh well.



              Paul McCloud

              San Diego



  -----Original Message-----
  From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On
Behalf Of John Musselwhite
  Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 4:09 PM
  To: Pianotech List
  Subject: Re: Hellpinstill (appropriately named)



  At 07:14 PM 3/02/07 +0000, Brad H. wrote:




  Hi all,

  Had the opportunity to (try) and service and (try) to tune a Hellpinstill
yesterday.  Weird little portable spinet in a professional road-case from
the sixties(?).


  Could be later. I tuned and repaired a brand-new one in the 80s. Awful
little thing. Yamaha made a better version.




  Anyone else ever worked on one of these?  The owner is interested in
putting some money into it but I'd like to hear if I should just run away.


  If the owner is looking for a curiosity and has the money, let them put
the money into it. Who knows... it might be worth something to someone
someday. There probably aren't many left by now.

          John Musselwhite, RPT
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