[pianotech] another Interesting find

[James Grebe]

Hi Ken,
I think you were talking about the Baldwin electric pianos as they tuned 
from the back, right?
Jim
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken & Pat Gerler" <kenneth.gerler at prodigy.net>
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2010 6:58 PM
Subject: Re: [pianotech] another Interesting find


I had purchased a Conn Strobotuner when I got into organ servicing (in the 
'70s).  That one was stolen and I got another one "somewhere".  I always 
tuned pianos by ear. In organs it was more difficult to set a temperament 
because like the Wurlitzer pianos that you had to tune from the back, it was 
easier to tune with it and  configuring a pickup coil in the Conn Tuning 
wand, for some Conn's they just had to be on as the oscillators were always 
"on" so the tuning could be done from the back of the organ.  But after I 
acquired my Reyburn Cybertuner, I retired the Strobotuner.

Ken
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Dale Erwin
  To: pianotech at ptg.org
  Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2010 1:29 PM
  Subject: Re: [pianotech] another Interesting find


  One of my mentors used one of these.  I think it weighed 40 lbs. He was 
one of the most stable tuners I ever followed.  Of course I am not giving 
the machine much credit.




  Dale S. Erwin
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  -----Original Message-----
  From: Ron Nossaman <rnossaman at cox.net>
  To: pianotech at ptg.org
  Sent: Thu, Oct 21, 2010 11:03 am
  Subject: [pianotech] another Interesting find


  The other day, looking in a desk drawer for something else, I ran across 
this card I'd found in a piano years ago. I thought the current ETD users 
out there would appreciate this.
  Ron N