Re: Restoration Complete;
Wow! Rob; that is a fantastic job. You're video was excellent also. How many
total hours did you spend on the project?
Jim
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> 3. Re: Restoration Completed (paul bruesch)
> 4. Re: Restoration Completed (John Ross)
> 5. Re: Restoration Completed (Barbara Richmond)
> 6. Re: Restoration Completed (John Delacour)
> 7. Re: Restoration Completed (John Delacour)
> 8. 1922 M or new MH? (Glenn)
> 9. Re: 1922 M or new MH? (tnrwim at aol.com)
> 10. Re: Restoration Completed (Avery Todd)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sun, 8 May 2011 12:28:08 -0700
> From: "Rob & Helen Goodale" <rrg at unlv.nevada.edu>
> To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Subject: [pianotech] Restoration Completed
> Message-ID: <F970A8DD6F6D43AAA4C4F21E31EEA7B9 at GoodalePC>
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>
> ?Hello all,
>
> Some of you are aware, (most probably not), that I've been restoring a
> Wurlitzer carousel organ for the last several years. To say it was a train
> wreck would be an understatement. Ultimately I ended up rebuilding the
> entire cabinet, and all new veneer, lots of fabrication of missing or
> unsalvageable parts, close to 150 SqFt of organ leathers, lots of replating,
> the list is far too comprehensive to list. Needless to say it was a
> colossal project. I've rebuilt my share of music machines but never one
> that was in such poor condition. Nevertheless it is an exceptionally
> special machine with a very special history. There was no ethical option
> but to return it to exact factory condition.
>
> A video sampler has been uploaded on Youtube at the following link:
> http://youtu.be/x6MJfMDpBt8 I've had a few reports that the link
> wasn't working correctly, if so copy and paste directly into your browser.
>
> This organ was shipped new in April of 1925 to Norumbega Park in Newton,
> MA. Norumbega was a very historically significant amusement park that
> closed forever in 1963. To learn more a historical society for the park has
> established a web page here: http://www.norumbegapark.com/
>
> Rob Goodale, RPT
> Las Vegas, NV
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> Date: Sun, 08 May 2011 17:28:56 -0300
> From: John Ross <jrpiano at eastlink.ca>
> To: Rob & Helen Goodale <rrg at unlv.nevada.edu>, pianotech at ptg.org
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Restoration Completed
> Message-ID: <5FB5E46A-8AB2-45F8-9C8A-8575DEB79CBC at eastlink.ca>
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>
> I tried copy and paste, I took out the dot between the tu and be.
> No Matter what I do, I can't get it.
> I went to the you tube site, and still no luck.
> Is it because I am using Safari on a Mac?
> John Ross
> Windsor, Nova Scotia
>
>
> On 2011-05-08, at 4:28 PM, Rob & Helen Goodale wrote:
>
> > Hello all,
> >
> > Some of you are aware, (most probably not), that I've been restoring a
> Wurlitzer carousel organ for the last several years. To say it was a train
> wreck would be an understatement. Ultimately I ended up rebuilding the
> entire cabinet, and all new veneer, lots of fabrication of missing or
> unsalvageable parts, close to 150 SqFt of organ leathers, lots of replating,
> the list is far too comprehensive to list. Needless to say it was a
> colossal project. I've rebuilt my share of music machines but never one
> that was in such poor condition. Nevertheless it is an exceptionally
> special machine with a very special history. There was no ethical option
> but to return it to exact factory condition.
> >
> > A video sampler has been uploaded on Youtube at the following link:
> http://youtu.be/x6MJfMDpBt8 I've had a few reports that the link
> wasn't working correctly, if so copy and paste directly into your browser.
> >
> > This organ was shipped new in April of 1925 to Norumbega Park in Newton,
> MA. Norumbega was a very historically significant amusement park that
> closed forever in 1963. To learn more a historical society for the park has
> established a web page here: http://www.norumbegapark.com/
> >
> > Rob Goodale, RPT
> > Las Vegas, NV
>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Sun, 8 May 2011 15:38:51 -0500
> From: paul bruesch <paul at bruesch.net>
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Restoration Completed
> Message-ID: <BANLkTi=sVV-e6cCBVjoFLSPow2z6cHViHQ at mail.gmail.com>
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> Try this ("real") URL:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6MJfMDpBt8
>
>
> On Sun, May 8, 2011 at 3:28 PM, John Ross <jrpiano at eastlink.ca> wrote:
>
> > I tried copy and paste, I took out the dot between the tu and be.
> > No Matter what I do, I can't get it.
> > I went to the you tube site, and still no luck.
> > Is it because I am using Safari on a Mac?
> > John Ross
> > Windsor, Nova Scotia
> >
> >
> > On 2011-05-08, at 4:28 PM, Rob & Helen Goodale wrote:
> >
> > Hello all,
> >
> > Some of you are aware, (most probably not), that I've been restoring a
> > Wurlitzer carousel organ for the last several years. To say it was a
> train
> > wreck would be an understatement. Ultimately I ended up rebuilding the
> > entire cabinet, and all new veneer, lots of fabrication of missing or
> > unsalvageable parts, close to 150 SqFt of organ leathers, lots of
> replating,
> > the list is far too comprehensive to list. Needless to say it was a
> > colossal project. I've rebuilt my share of music machines but never one
> > that was in such poor condition. Nevertheless it is an exceptionally
> > special machine with a very special history. There was no ethical option
> > but to return it to *exact* factory condition.
> >
> > A video sampler has been uploaded on Youtube at the following link:
> > <http://youtu.be/x6MJfMDpBt8>http://youtu.be/x6MJfMDpBt8<
> http://youtu.be/x6MJfMDpBt8%C2%A0><http://youtu.be/x6MJfMDpBt8%C2%A0>
> > I've had a few reports that the link wasn't working correctly, if
> > so copy and paste directly into your browser.
> >
> > This organ was shipped new in April of 1925 to Norumbega Park in Newton,
> > MA. Norumbega was a very historically significant amusement park that
> > closed forever in 1963. To learn more a historical society for the park
> has
> > established a web page here: *http://www.norumbegapark.com/*<
> http://www.norumbegapark.com/>
> >
> > Rob Goodale, RPT
> > Las Vegas, NV
> >
> >
> >
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> Message: 4
> Date: Sun, 08 May 2011 17:50:21 -0300
> From: John Ross <jrpiano at eastlink.ca>
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Restoration Completed
> Message-ID: <9FCE092C-B1A5-4F86-A15E-C14B995A0FF8 at eastlink.ca>
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> That did the job. Thank you.
> Very impressive job, Rob, sounds great.
> John Ross
> Windsor, Nova Scotia
> On 2011-05-08, at 5:38 PM, paul bruesch wrote:
>
> > Try this ("real") URL:
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6MJfMDpBt8
> >
> >
> > On Sun, May 8, 2011 at 3:28 PM, John Ross <jrpiano at eastlink.ca> wrote:
> > I tried copy and paste, I took out the dot between the tu and be.
> > No Matter what I do, I can't get it.
> > I went to the you tube site, and still no luck.
> > Is it because I am using Safari on a Mac?
> > John Ross
> > Windsor, Nova Scotia
> >
> >
> > On 2011-05-08, at 4:28 PM, Rob & Helen Goodale wrote:
> >
> >> Hello all,
> >>
> >> Some of you are aware, (most probably not), that I've been restoring a
> Wurlitzer carousel organ for the last several years. To say it was a train
> wreck would be an understatement. Ultimately I ended up rebuilding the
> entire cabinet, and all new veneer, lots of fabrication of missing or
> unsalvageable parts, close to 150 SqFt of organ leathers, lots of replating,
> the list is far too comprehensive to list. Needless to say it was a
> colossal project. I've rebuilt my share of music machines but never one
> that was in such poor condition. Nevertheless it is an exceptionally
> special machine with a very special history. There was no ethical option
> but to return it to exact factory condition.
> >>
> >> A video sampler has been uploaded on Youtube at the following link:
> http://youtu.be/x6MJfMDpBt8 I've had a few reports that the link
> wasn't working correctly, if so copy and paste directly into your browser.
> >>
> >> This organ was shipped new in April of 1925 to Norumbega Park in Newton,
> MA. Norumbega was a very historically significant amusement park that
> closed forever in 1963. To learn more a historical society for the park has
> established a web page here: http://www.norumbegapark.com/
> >>
> >> Rob Goodale, RPT
> >> Las Vegas, NV
> >
> >
>
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> Message: 5
> Date: Sun, 8 May 2011 20:52:42 +0000 (UTC)
> From: Barbara Richmond <piano57 at comcast.net>
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Restoration Completed
> Message-ID:
> <
> 779364748.220359.1304887962378.JavaMail.root at sz0119a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net
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> Thanks, Paul.
>
> Wow, Rob, that's great!
>
> Barbara Richmond, RPT
> near Peoria, Illinois
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "paul bruesch" <paul at bruesch.net>
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Sent: Sunday, May 8, 2011 3:38:51 PM
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Restoration Completed
>
> Try this ("real") URL:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6MJfMDpBt8
>
>
>
> On Sun, May 8, 2011 at 3:28 PM, John Ross < jrpiano at eastlink.ca > wrote:
>
>
>
> I tried copy and paste, I took out the dot between the tu and be.
> No Matter what I do, I can't get it.
> I went to the you tube site, and still no luck.
> Is it because I am using Safari on a Mac?
> John Ross
> Windsor, Nova Scotia
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On 2011-05-08, at 4:28 PM, Rob & Helen Goodale wrote:
>
>
>
>
> Hello all,
>
> Some of you are aware, (most probably not), that I've been restoring a
> Wurlitzer carousel organ for the last several years. To say it was a train
> wreck would be an understatement. Ultimately I ended up rebuilding the
> entire cabinet, and all new veneer, lots of fabrication of missing or
> unsalvageable parts, close to 150 SqFt of organ leathers, lots of replating,
> the list is far too comprehensive to list. Needless to say it was a colossal
> project. I've rebuilt my share of music machines but never one that was in
> such poor condition. Nevertheless it is an exceptionally special machine
> with a very special history. There was no ethical option but to return it to
> exact factory condition.
>
>
> A video sampler has been uploaded on Youtube at the following link:
> http://youtu.be/x6MJfMDpBt8 I've had a few reports that the link wasn't
> working correctly, if so copy and paste directly into your browser.
>
> This organ was shipped new in April of 1925 to Norumbega Park in Newton,
> MA. Norumbega was a very historically significant amusement park that closed
> forever in 1963. To learn more a historical society for the park has
> established a web page here: http://www.norumbegapark.com/
>
> Rob Goodale, RPT
> Las Vegas, NV
>
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> Message: 6
> Date: Sun, 8 May 2011 22:00:37 +0100
> From: John Delacour <JD at Pianomaker.co.uk>
> To: Rob & Helen Goodale <rrg at unlv.nevada.edu>, pianotech at ptg.org
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Restoration Completed
> Message-ID: <p06240820c9ecb48a90fd@[192.168.1.66]>
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>
> At 12:28 -0700 08/05/2011, Rob & Helen Goodale wrote:
>
> >Some of you are aware, (most probably not), that I've been restoring
> >a Wurlitzer carousel organ ... There was no ethical option but to
> >return it to exact factory condition.
>
> Looks and sounds like a very fine job you've done. Great fun! Well done!
>
> JD
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 7
> Date: Sun, 8 May 2011 22:05:36 +0100
> From: John Delacour <JD at Pianomaker.co.uk>
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Restoration Completed
> Message-ID: <p06240821c9ecb5cddc94@[192.168.1.66]>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed"
>
> At 17:28 -0300 08/05/2011, John Ross wrote:
>
>
> >I tried copy and paste, I took out the dot between the tu and be.
> >No Matter what I do, I can't get it.
> >I went to the you tube site, and still no luck.
> >Is it because I am using Safari on a Mac?
>
> It worked fine in Firefox for Mac, but try this link:
>
> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6MJfMDpBt8&feature=youtu.be>
>
> JD
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 8
> Date: Sun, 8 May 2011 12:54:53 -0600
> From: "Glenn" <rockymtn at skybeam.com>
> To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Subject: [pianotech] 1922 M or new MH?
> Message-ID: <000201cc0db1$6abc7590$403560b0$@skybeam.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>
> Hi All.
>
>
>
> My own personal piano is a gorgeous 1922 Steinway M. The M is well
> respected but we all know it's an entry level grand (I'm not even going to
> talk about the S because it's not in the same class). If it were an O or L
> there's no way I'd consider selling it. There is a local dealer/rebuilder
> that I've known for many years. For just a little over what I'd sell my M
> for, I can get a new Mason Hamlin or a new Haesssler. I liked both of
> them and they're around 6 feet which is what I want. There's also a store
> that's closing that has a rebuilt O that I was considering but it would be
> roughly 50% higher than the cost of the MH. Also, does anyone have any
> strong opinions on the new composite action in some MH models (it wasn't in
> the model I was considering though)? BTW, one of the things that prompted
> me to change pianos is that I'm considering moving from Colorado (dry) to
> the Charlotte, NC area (wet). I know it's much worse on pianos to go from
> wet to dry climates but a change is a change.
>
>
>
> Thanks guys, Glenn.
>
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> Date: Sun, 8 May 2011 21:24:43 -0400 (EDT)
> From: tnrwim at aol.com
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] 1922 M or new MH?
> Message-ID: <8CDDBFF026730C0-2394-6AB0D at webmail-d082.sysops.aol.com>
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>
>
> There?s also a store that?s closing that has a rebuilt O that I was
> considering but it would be roughly 50% higher than the cost of the MH.
>
>
> Glenn
>
> What vintage is the O, and what is the dealer asking? I have just
> purchased a '17 O, which needs to be rebuilt. I just want a comparison of
> what these O's are selling for on the mainland.
>
> Wim
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Glenn <rockymtn at skybeam.com>
> To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Sent: Sun, May 8, 2011 1:36 pm
> Subject: [pianotech] 1922 M or new MH?
>
>
>
> Hi All.
>
> My own personal piano is a gorgeous 1922 Steinway M. The M is well
> respected but we all know it?s an entry level grand (I?m not even going to
> talk about the S because it?s not in the same class). If it were an O or L
> there?s no way I?d consider selling it. There is a local dealer/rebuilder
> that I?ve known for many years. For just a little over what I?d sell my M
> for, I can get a new Mason Hamlin or a new Haesssler. I liked both of
> them and they?re around 6 feet which is what I want. There?s also a store
> that?s closing that has a rebuilt O that I was considering but it would be
> roughly 50% higher than the cost of the MH. Also, does anyone have any
> strong opinions on the new composite action in some MH models (it wasn?t in
> the model I was considering though)? BTW, one of the things that prompted
> me to change pianos is that I?m considering moving from Colorado (dry) to
> the Charlotte, NC area (wet). I know it?s much worse on pianos to go from
> wet to dry climates but a
> change is a change.
>
> Thanks guys, Glenn.
>
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> Message: 10
> Date: Mon, 9 May 2011 06:09:23 -0500
> From: Avery Todd <ptuner1 at gmail.com>
> To: "Rob & Helen Goodale" <rrg at unlv.nevada.edu>, pianotech at ptg.org
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Restoration Completed
> Message-ID: <BANLkTim3EBX=9mQo3p_Vzqa1_naNbPMMNA at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>
> Rob. What can I say? Wow, that's wonderful. Just out of curiosity, can you
> say for whom the restoration was done and/or where it's going to reside?
> Thanks.
>
> Avery Todd
> Houston, TX
>
> On Sun, May 8, 2011 at 2:28 PM, Rob & Helen Goodale <rrg at unlv.nevada.edu
> >wrote:
>
> > Hello all,
> >
> > Some of you are aware, (most probably not), that I've been restoring a
> > Wurlitzer carousel organ for the last several years. To say it was a
> train
> > wreck would be an understatement. Ultimately I ended up rebuilding the
> > entire cabinet, and all new veneer, lots of fabrication of missing or
> > unsalvageable parts, close to 150 SqFt of organ leathers, lots of
> replating,
> > the list is far too comprehensive to list. Needless to say it was a
> > colossal project. I've rebuilt my share of music machines but never one
> > that was in such poor condition. Nevertheless it is an exceptionally
> > special machine with a very special history. There was no ethical option
> > but to return it to *exact* factory condition.
> >
> > A video sampler has been uploaded on Youtube at the following link:
> > http://youtu.be/x6MJfMDpBt8 <http://youtu.be/x6MJfMDpBt8%C2%A0><
> http://youtu.be/x6MJfMDpBt8>
> > I've had a few reports that the link wasn't working correctly, if
> > so copy and paste directly into your browser.
> >
> > This organ was shipped new in April of 1925 to Norumbega Park in Newton,
> > MA. Norumbega was a very historically significant amusement park that
> > closed forever in 1963. To learn more a historical society for the park
> has
> > established a web page here: *http://www.norumbegapark.com/*<
> http://www.norumbegapark.com/>
> >
> > Rob Goodale, RPT
> > Las Vegas, NV
> >
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