I concur with the Head Hosehead. In my own limited experience, these seem to be well-made pianos. However, I was compelled to make and old M & W grand play well enough for a house concert last month. The biggest challenge was working around a case of action bracket-itis. Yes, the dreaded expanding action brackets.
Unrelated to the quality of manufacture, a new assistant was startled when a critter flew out of one of the back check felts. (Hadn't seen that one before.) Or was it from the action cloth in the knuckle core? (Could have been!) Yoikes!!!
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Alan Eder, RPT
Herb Alpert School of Music
California Institute of the Arts
Valencia, CA
661.904.6483
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Original Message:
Sent: 11-22-2014 09:18
From: Larry Fisher
Subject: Marshall and Wendell Grand Piano
Hi Clark. My Mom bought a M&W player upright at about 1954 or so for $100. She made ten dollar payments to the dealer until it was paid off. As kids we all learned how to play piano on it. It had a large full tone up until the day I sold it .... maybe 5 years ago. It withstood the pounding I gave it and my brother learned "Rhapsody in Blue" on it. It was always my opinion that it was a very well made piano. BTW, the player part stopped working about the time I was old enough to reach the pedals.
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Larry Fisher
Owner, Chief Grunt, Head Hosehead
Vancouver WA
360-256-2999
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Original Message:
Sent: 11-21-2014 20:19
From: Clark Sprague
Subject: Marshall and Wendell Grand Piano
Hi, all. I have a customer that asked me what my opinion is about the brand "Marshall and Wendell" pianos. Having never seen one, I thought maybe someone out there would comment on the quality of this brand . You may email me privately if you wish, or post it here. Thanks in advance for any input on this brand.
Clark A. Sprague, RPT
csprague4@gmail.com
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Clark A. Sprague, RPT
Bowling Green, OH
www.clarkspianoservice.com
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