Sources Of Spinet Desk Amercian

11 Comments to “Sources Of Spinet Desk Amercian”

1. 

   dandan2August 6, 2010 at 9:05 am

   Wurlitzer spinet piano is worth about 200-250 bucks tops if in very good conditions.Anybody buying the piano should be well in knowledge of tuning the piano before buying or if you know how to you can tell them how.
2. 

   MOM KNOWS EVERYTHINGAugust 6, 2010 at 9:00 pm

   A piano with a short sound board. It may be either upright or horizontal. Here’s a picture of what is commonly called a spinet piano.http://www.craftsmenpiano.com/Showroom/Wurlitzer%20Spinet.JPGHere’s a horizontal onehttp://www.cercle-orgue-piano.com/images/epinette.jpg
3. 

   TV guyAugust 7, 2010 at 8:19 am

   This is not ebayThere is no Blue book for organs and even if there was one, it is all supply and demand. Logic says: what is the price of something similar and new? How much other people sell them for?
4. 

   Zach CAugust 7, 2010 at 9:07 pm

   It really depends on what sound you are looking for. Tone is the key to any instrument you play (along with how well you play it,) The point is that you should purchase the piano on the sound you get out of it and no matter how old the instrument is, piano, percussion, guitar, etc. you can always get a sound out of it now it’s just if you want that sound or not haha. Good luck! I think you should get it!
5. 

   petr bAugust 8, 2010 at 8:34 am

   Other than some unique cabinetry, don’t be shocked to find that this brand of piano is, at best, a well promoted mediocrity (I’m being tactful here, at that.).best regards.
6. 

   glinzekAugust 8, 2010 at 8:19 pm

   Well, sure there is.With pianos, size matters. Bigger sound board = bigger speaker.Longer strings vibrate more freely, giving greater amplitude to the overtones, and therefore to tone and clarity. And they sing longer.Even the best spinets sound like wash tubs in the low register — and their actions are a real study in wasted motion. Avoid them.Consoles and larger uprights use a direct blow action, so they are much more responsive and easier to control.Now about your piano. Have you opened it up and inspected the action? Many Kawai vertical pianos use plastic action parts. The whippen, the backcheck, and the jack are made of plastic, while the shank is made of maple. The shank is basically a dowel rod that the hammer is mounted on. Its other end is glued into the whippen — so you have wood and plastic joined together — a recipe for havoc over time. I won’t take a Kawai vertical in for trade if it is more than 15 years old, unless it has an all-wood action. Since the wood swells and shrinks more than the plastic does with changes in humidity, that joint (and there are 88 of them) is the weakest part of the assembly — very poor design feature, IMHO. Kawai is the ONLY piano made that way. Otherwise Kawai make a pretty good instrument.Good luck!(have an independent piano tuner/technician check out any used piano you are considering — it’s money well spent!)
7. 

   SAMUEL ELIAugust 9, 2010 at 8:38 am

   check with an antique dealer, a music store (that deals in instruments), someone at the music department of your local college or public school, or the people in the music section of YA
8. 

   govicseoAugust 9, 2010 at 9:04 pm

   Unfortunately, the Baldwin Acrosonic Spinet does not even compare with a refurbished used studio upright such as a Yamaha U1 upright. The overall piano action of Acrosonic is very light and it’s difficult to play a piece softly due to the light weightedness of the keys. However, if you are merely “renting” the Acrosonic on a monthly basis rather than purchasing it outright, you can easily discover its limitations very quickly and then exchange it for a Yamaha U1.Good luck!
9. 

   i. jonesAugust 10, 2010 at 8:37 am

   Quite simply size… (height)36″ or less is a spinetless than 42″ is a consolegreater than 42″ is an upright.You’ve already confirmed that the piano you’re looking at is a spinet: Remove the front (music desk) piece, you’ll find that the action is below the level of the keys. The hammers will be just above the back of the keys.Nobody’s spinets are worth the money spent on them (with one possible exception: Baldwin’s Acrosonic … though there’s no reason to go for those any more either.)Story and Clark pianos were not bad once upon a time. http://www.qrsmusic.com/storyclark.aspWhat they are importing now, I don’t know. I’m sure the manufacturing is done in China and no longer at the Seneca, PA plant. Though they claim that all the pianos are prepared there… that might just be crating them in QRS/Story and Clark packaging for distribution. For what it’s worth, Wurlitzer is now a import stencil brand of Baldwin, which is itself a product of Gibson … How many of “America’s favorite piano” have you seen lately?
10. 

    Andrew OAugust 10, 2010 at 9:02 pm

    These folks have one for sale. Call them and ask for the price to give you a comparison.http://www.chicagopianos.com/usedinventory_verticals.htm
11. 

    bapcatmeowAugust 11, 2010 at 8:22 am

    A spinet piano “only” weighs about 300 pounds. I had mine moved to and from my old house — 9 steep stairs up and down — by 2 men and it was no problem. Also depending on where you live there is probably a listing or two in the phone book under “Piano Movers.” Good luck!

Sorry, the comment form is closed at this time.