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  • 1.  Wyman grands?

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted 08-09-2022 12:39
    We have an opportunity to buy a used Wyman grand piano and wonder if anyone has experience on their overall quality?

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    John Minor
    The Piano Shop Inc
    Champaign IL
    thepianoshopcu@gmail.com
    www.thepianoshopcu.com
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  • 2.  RE: Wyman grands?

    Member
    Posted 08-09-2022 14:50
    havenot seen any but their web site has lots of info  see what Larry Fine thinks in the Piano Book or the latest online version called piano buyer which is free

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    James Kelly
    Owner- Fur Elise Piano Service
    Pawleys Island SC
    (843) 325-4357
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  • 3.  RE: Wyman grands?

    Posted 08-09-2022 17:13
    I saw one at a convention, wouldn't touch one...

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    Regards,

    Jon Page
    mailto:jonpage@comcast.net
    http://www.pianocapecod.com
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  • 4.  RE: Wyman grands?

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted 08-10-2022 10:37
    Thanks, Jon. That's pretty much what we suspected.

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    John Minor
    The Piano Shop Inc
    Champaign IL
    thepianoshopcu@gmail.com
    www.thepianoshopcu.com
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  • 5.  RE: Wyman grands?

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted 08-10-2022 10:37
    Thanks, James. We looked on The Piano Book web site first thing and found nothing on Wyman.

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    John Minor
    The Piano Shop Inc
    Champaign IL
    thepianoshopcu@gmail.com
    www.thepianoshopcu.com
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  • 6.  RE: Wyman grands?

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted 08-09-2022 20:22
    I service one at an assisted living facility. It's actually tunable for a 140cm piano. Not a horrible scale. Perhaps comparable to a J&C Fischer from the '50's. Overall build quality fair to poor. If you want to re-sell it I'd advise against it.

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    Karl Roeder
    Pompano Beach FL
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  • 7.  RE: Wyman grands?

    Posted 08-09-2022 20:51
    The ones I saw at a convention I'd compare to the old Vose & Sons with the tuning pins protruding below the pin block. Not a good presentation to display shoddy work
    at such an event. If that was their 'best', I'd hate to see their 'worst'.  Run!

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    Regards,

    Jon Page
    mailto:jonpage@comcast.net
    http://www.pianocapecod.com
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  • 8.  RE: Wyman grands?

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted 08-10-2022 00:32
    I worked for a dealer who sold them for several years. Fairly low quality build and often saw over glued front key bushings that clicked as well as other problems.

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    Tremaine Parsons RPT
    Georgetown CA
    (530) 333-9299
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  • 9.  RE: Wyman grands?

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted 08-10-2022 10:38
    Thanks for sharing that experience, Karl.

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    John Minor
    The Piano Shop Inc
    Champaign IL
    thepianoshopcu@gmail.com
    www.thepianoshopcu.com
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