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(Operation: Get Old Upright Piano is a GO!) Finally! #2310388 08/02/14 09:36 PM
Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 217 Western PA WurliFan OP Full Member
OP WurliFan Full Member Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 217 Western PA	So, yes, friends and neighbors... My dad is letting me pick out my own free Upright from craigslist/local newspaper. Of course, the piano will be inspected. I've my eye on one right now about 15 minutes from where I live....we may go see it tomorrow/contact the person who is giving it away. Even if not tomorrow, it will happen soon, and a new old piano will be in my hands in about two weeks. I know what to look for, soundboard, pinblock, hammers, strings....I AM READY! My Spinet is a wonderful piano, but...it's too darn short! I'm tall, so.....I need a big un! As long as I get one that doesn't have a dead clunky tone, I'll be extremely happy. It's hard, though, to find a truly 'free' piano...but I can swing with one that has a slight honky tonk sound! Bottom line, I'll end up with a fine example of american craftsmanship! It'll sound better than what I currently have as well. The one I'm thinking about getting looks OK inside (from the pictures) but is probably out of tune. Keytops and outside look great. On a side note...went to an estate sale and saw a piano that had claws for toe blocks. It looked evil to me...! 1952 Wurlitzer 2150 Spinet...'The boogie-nator' Man, can it R-O-C-K!

Re: (Operation: Get Old Upright Piano is a GO!) Finally! WurliFan #2310399 08/02/14 10:10 PM
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Retsacnal 9000 Post Club Member Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 9,793 ♩♬ ♪ ♫ ♩ ♪	Cool! Good luck with your search. Your enthusiasm is always inspiring. Search US techs by Zip Code “If it sounds good, it IS good.” ― Duke Ellington!

Re: (Operation: Get Old Upright Piano is a GO!) Finally! WurliFan #2310569 08/03/14 10:22 AM
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LarryShone 1000 Post Club Member Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 1,712 England	Sounds great, have fun and good luck! If the piano is the King of instruments then I am its loyal servant. My blog: https://mymusictree.blogspot.com/ Currently on Barratt Classic Piano Course book 1 Casio AP450 My Facebook Piano Group

Re: (Operation: Get Old Upright Piano is a GO!) Finally! WurliFan #2310583 08/03/14 10:54 AM
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Rickster Yikes! 10000 Post Club Member Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 16,105 Georgia, USA	Originally Posted by Wurlifan ...but I can swing with one that has a slight honky tonk sound! Well, I'm not much of a player, but my YouTube video of me playing one of my old "honky-tonk" upright pianos has garnered over 650,000 views. So, there must be an audience for the old "honky-tonk" sound. Congratulations, Wurlifan! Rick Piano enthusiast and amateur musician: "Treat others the way you would like to be treated". Yamaha C7. YouTube Channel

Re: (Operation: Get Old Upright Piano is a GO!) Finally! WurliFan #2310622 08/03/14 01:20 PM
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musicNow Full Member M Joined: Jul 2013 Posts: 168 San Francisco, Bay Area	Yes, congratulations. Those old uprights can be a lot of fun or maybe yours will be a more recent vintage. Love to see photos. The other Rick Learning to play the piano, very happy with my 1907 Ivers Pond uprights, and ready to part with my Yamha C7 - not the sound I like.

Re: (Operation: Get Old Upright Piano is a GO!) Finally! WurliFan #2311047 08/04/14 03:52 PM
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phacke 1000 Post Club Member P Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 1,035 CO, USA	Good luck WurliFan, hopefully you are not in a rush so that time will be on your side to find a good one. Best wishes- phacke Steinway YM (1933) ...Working on: J. S. Bach, Toccata (G minor) BWV 915 (and trying not to forget the other stuff I know)

Re: (Operation: Get Old Upright Piano is a GO!) Finally! WurliFan #2311178 08/04/14 08:15 PM
Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 217 Western PA WurliFan OP Full Member
OP WurliFan Full Member Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 217 Western PA	No rush, however, I would like to get a free one before school starts so I can have time to enjoy it, well, in the summertime! I go to test drive it in 4 days...I'm really excited! This thing looks TALL. I'd say cabinet grand ish. I have my iPod at the moment so here's what I'm looking at. https://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/msg/4590880799.html Thanks for all the comments. And Rick, I saw your video long before I joined PW....! You are very good! Once I get it I'll FINALLY make a piano video, LOL. 1952 Wurlitzer 2150 Spinet...'The boogie-nator' Man, can it R-O-C-K!