[pianotech] another Interesting find

James Grebe jamesgrebe at charter.net
Wed Oct 27 16:15:54 MDT 2010


Hi Ken,
If there is another one I have not seen it in 48 years.
Jim
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken & Pat Gerler" <kenneth.gerler at prodigy.net>
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 9:37 AM
Subject: Re: [pianotech] another Interesting find


> Jim,
> I had forgotten about the Baldwin Electric Pianos.  In the "foggy" part of 
> my brain, it seems there was another piano (acoustic) that required access 
> to the rear to tune??!!
> Ken
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "James Grebe" <jamesgrebe at charter.net>
> To: "Ken & Pat Gerler" <kenneth.gerler at prodigy.net>; <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2010 7:05 PM
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] another Interesting find
>
>
>> Hi Ken,
>> I think you were talking about the Baldwin electric pianos as they tuned 
>> from the back, right?
>> Jim
>> James Grebe Est. 1962
>> Piano Tuner-Technician
>> Creator of Custom Caster Cups
>> Creator of fine Writing Instruments
>> Pump Organ  & Plyr Piano benches
>> Table Timepieces
>> Theatre and Theatre Organ Historian
>> www.grebepiano.com
>> 1526 Raspberry Lane
>> Arnold, MO 63010
>> (314) 608-4137
>> Become what you believe
>> ----- 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
>>  www.Erwinspiano.com
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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
>>
>>
>>
> 



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