[pianotech] Sorry I asked?

[Rob McCall]

Mark,

I had a 1937 Haddorff Vertichord Grand that I tuned for a church around Easter. Getting into the cabinet seemed a bit different if my memory serves me. Lots of curved pieces, almost looked like an organ cabinet. I wouldn't call it a "Grand, however, as it looked to only be about 45" high. 

The church has had it since it was new, so it only got played on Sundays and Wednesdays, I suspect.

I thought it was fairly solid, although it did have some issues. The biggest one right off the bat was that it had aluminum wrapped strings for the two bichords above the break, C#3 and D3, specifically. I had a bid in to replace those since they sounded with a thud but the rest of the piano seemed to be holding up quite well. The bass was all copper wrapped. I never did hear back from them... Hmm, add that to my to do list. YMMV...

Regards,

Rob McCall

McCall Piano Service, LLC
www.mccallpiano.com
Murrieta, CA
951-698-1875

On Aug 03, 2012, at 14:21 , John Formsma wrote:

> I've seen two so far. Neither of them were straight strung, and I'm pretty sure both had a Vertichord label.
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> Seemed like solid pianos.
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> -- 
> John Formsma, RPT
> Blue Mountain, MS
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
>> Of Mark Dierauf
>> Sent: Friday, August 03, 2012 1:45 PM
>> To: Pianotech
>> Subject: [pianotech] Sorry I asked?
>> 
>> 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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> -- 
> John Formsma, RPT
> Blue Mountain, MS
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