[pianotech] Sorry I asked?

[Susan Kline]

Our family piano was a Haddorff Vertichord. It's a small console with a 
very fancy case. The bottom
board is curved, and there are fancy little platforms to either side of 
the music desk. The top does not
hinge upwards.

At first you'll think there's no way into the thing. Look for two tiny 
screws -- can't quite remember exactly
where they are, but lean over and look near the ends of the music desk, 
up into the platforms. Once
they are taken out, the music desk should slide forward, and then you 
should be able to see how to
get off the rest. It is quite possible to tune it, though the lid juts 
out slightly past the tuning pins.

Haddorff in Rockford, Illinois made high quality pianos. My grandfather 
gave both my mother
and my aunt a Haddorff Vertichord in about 1948. They grew up in 
Rockford. The older Haddorffs
are big and beautiful, but I've only seen a couple of them.

Have fun --

Susan Kline

Mark Dierauf wrote:
> I recently set up a service call next week for a new client . As part 
> of my regular data collection routine I asked the make of the piano, 
> which she did not know. She said that she'd let me know later, after 
> she'd had a chance to look. She did say that it hadn't been tuned in 
> at least 20 years and that the top key didn't work. Well, she has 
> since reported back that the instrument in question is a Haddorff 
> Vertichord. I don't think I've ever seen one of these, but the 
> Straight-from-the-Marketing-Department name arouses my natural 
> suspicion. Anybody ever seen one? Anything unusual I should be aware 
> of before I perform the expected 100¢ plus pitch-raise? Should I be 
> sorry that I asked?
>
> - Mark
>
>
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