Gulbransen Restoration
By George Bovard, forwarded by Robbie Rhodes
[ Editor's Note: Here Robbie shares with us a message he received
[ from George Bovard about his Gulbransen. I _assume_ the
[ "positive thoughts" referred to below have to do with Robbie's
[ comments yesterday about tall uprights with large harps
[ and soundboards...
From: George Bovard <gbb@creighton.edu>
To: rrhodes@foxtail.com
Date: Thu, 1 Feb 96 9:52:41 CST
Subject: Players
Hey, thanks for the positive thoughts. Yes, we are excited about the big ole Gulbransen, too. We still think it sounds good, and I checked out that crack a little better. It doesn't go all the way through. Can something like that be welded? I realize that it would require a lot of work, and wouldn't be worth it now, but if I put a lot into restoring this old beast and then it cracked through it would be worth some effort then. Yes, I noticed that the sound from the baby grand wasn't as nice as I had expected.
I just received a catalog from the "Player Piano co." in KS. Neat stuff. I was glad to see so much Gulbransen stuff, including a complete kit for $300. I need to find out what all that included, but it sounds like a good way to go. And yes, I already bought Art's book.
Well, thanks again,
George |
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