... late '59 120...
Reed bar spacer mystery--Our pianos were made about the same time.
Does your piano have wooden spacers at each end under the reed bar?Mine does. I've shown this picture before, the spacers are about 1/4" thick, which is the same as the damper spacers on 39-54. My spacers are loose, not glued to the reed bar mounting blocks that are part of the piano case, and not coated with black shielding paint.
Has anyone else seen spacers like this?I believe these spacers are standard from the factory, because
--This extra elevation is necessary to locate the reeds relative to the hammers and dampers
--I doubt that the piano had been modified before I bought it in 1967.
--The spacers look 'manufactured', not like something a tech would make
--The spacers are made of
blockboard, not plywood or solid wood. Unusual material, but common to Wurlitzer. The keybed of the 120's case is made from 1/2" blockboard.
Speaking of blockboard, a little off-topic, but the construction of the 120 cases is really solid. They're NOT 'particle board'. If you've never seen one stripped: they are cold-molded plywood on the blockboard base, screwed together with tons of c'sunk #10 wood screws, filled and sanded before the application of the awesome
Zolatone.
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