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Topic: would a 1925 heintzman 6 foot 1 be a good piano?  (Read 2130 times)

Offline jhb

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would a 1925 heintzman 6 foot 1 be a good piano?
on: July 06, 2006, 07:37:58 PM
 the soundboard and pins are in good shape, sounds nice, and seems to be a solid piano tuning wise too
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Re: would a 1925 heintzman 6 foot 1 be a good piano?
Reply #1 on: July 06, 2006, 08:33:15 PM
Hello,
Heintzman piano at that time were built in Canada (Toronto) and were of very good quality.  At some point, they were considered the Canadian Steinway...  I had a 1901 Heintzman 6 foot 1 and really enjoyed it.   Mind you, the scale design was modified and the action was microbalanced.  They are very solid and well built.
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Martin
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Re: would a 1925 heintzman 6 foot 1 be a good piano?
Reply #2 on: July 06, 2006, 10:04:27 PM
I have a junk Heintzman that was given to my by a school.  At one point I thought of restoring it just for the learning experience.  It was great to learn tuning though.  Anyways, I hadn't tuned it in 6 years or so, and I randomly decided to check with the tuner A 440 = 440.  Solid tuning.  The case was made like a tank.  Looks like one too.
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Re: would a 1925 heintzman 6 foot 1 be a good piano?
Reply #3 on: July 07, 2006, 10:07:54 PM
Thanks Martin, I really appreciate the reply
jhb
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