conover grand

[JWyatt1492 at aol.com]

Hello David,
 
   The quality of the  " Conover Grand Pianos" are the
best kept secret in the entire  Piano world.
 
   You were not specific about this Conover. So I will
try to answer in this manner.
 
   Please know that in the past 60 odd years I have
rebuilt or helped to rebuild at least 20-25 Conovers.
 
    In the  late seventies or early   eighties I bought 7  
 Conovers in Cleveland O. Two were scale 88 a  6' 3" 
and 5 were scale 77  a  5" 8.  Their small piano 5" 2'  was
a scale 44 or BB.  The 44 was also sold under the Cable
name but it was a Conover scale.
 
   It is my opinion that the  77 ranks in the top  5  5"7' 
5"8's ever built.  Almost with the Chickering 145 and
the M-H  A-3  thru  A-6.
 
    An oddity exist with the Conovers.  It is with the 
actions. I know of  5 different brands used at the 
same time period.  The ones I know of are  W-N-G,  
Thayer,  Seaverns , Strauch Bros., Pratt-Read, and 
maybe more.  
    
     I  as always am speaking of the real pianos,
The thoughts above has nothing to do with any 
Name that was built  God knows where,  out of 
God knows what  or how.  We do know -- why--
 and of course that is ----  MONEY --.
 
Hope this helps,
Regards
 
Jack Wyatt
Dallas 
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