Broadwood And Sons questions

[alan forsyth]

The description you give makes me suspect that this is a wooden framed 
affair......no "plate". I have come across Broadwood wooden framed cottage 
pianos and it appears, according to the Pierce Atlas, they were still being 
made as late as 1900 along with their other non obsolete models. If it is a 
wooden frame, you're in for a ride....be prepared to pitch raise 6 times 
before it stabilizes.

Come to Britain Mr Bondi and you will soon ditch your muting strip because 
there are still millions of overdampers here. That is why we were taught to 
tune without the strip. No Papps wedge you say.....we use them all the time.

AF


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil Bondi" <phil at philbondi.com>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 1:27 PM
Subject: Re: Broadwood And Sons questions


>
>> Phil you mention using an oblong tuning head - has the piano got oblong
>> pins? How annoying! Not seen that on a broadwood.
>
> This one has them. I was there yesterday assessing the piano. The reason I 
> didn't tune it was because I need another adapter to go with the oblong 
> head..an adapter from the tuning lever. It's been ordered. In hindsight, 
> it was a blessing I didn't have that adapter because it gave me a chance 
> to ask questions here.