If they could afford the painting they could have bought a real piano. Over the piano was an original oil by Peter Max. One was jammed into a spot in the living room between a column and a wall. Probably sold with the claim it never needs tuning. If I remember right you have to unscrew a panel that sits over the tuning pin webbing. Two are definitely La Petite which is a good description- small in size, power, key length, whippens.

I have 4 of these little monsters- three in homes and one in a church. I like your description a piece of furniture that produced a sound.

Original Message Original Message- I'm regulating one of these little beauties (heavy on the sarcasm). And I'll be very glad when this job is finished. There is a good bit of action wear, so maybe this is because of that wear? Regulation seems pretty straightforward, but jack to roller core is further back than typical. I'm assuming the factory had some kind of gauge to measure the spring strength to avoid having to remove the wippens each time. It's pretty easy to do, but hard to guess exactly how strong it needs to be, Which meant multiple attempts on some. To strengthen the spring a lot, the entire spring had to come out. It definitely adds a layer of complexity. Many of the springs were way too strong, and I did not see any way to regulate them other than removing the wippen and weakening the spring. The other end hooks into a loop that is attached to the jack. The screw is hollowed out on the bottom to hold one end of the spring. Repetition springs can be adjusted (fine adjustment only) with a small screw on top of the lever. The wippens attach to the rail directly underneath the hammer shanks. It has square steel capstans like an upright. The action stack weighs almost nothing compared to a traditional stack.

I haven't checked the serial number yet, but 1977 is stamped on the action.Ĭlick this link to see the images in the Library. I'm regulating one of these little beauties (heavy on the sarcasm).

La petite by kimball baby grand piano