It was our assumption that most would bring Steinways.  We also assumed that most would bring big pianos. We wanted to do something different.  The challenge we set for ourselves was to rebuild a small piano that would compete with the larger "professional" size pianos.  We choose a 5'2" Everett grand, circa l934.  This piano was never intended by the manufacturer to be a great musical instrument.  It was made to be a nice piece of furniture for a middle income family in the '30s.

We completely rebuild and refinished the piano.  It has a high gloss mahogany finished with two gold stripes going around the bottom edge of the case.  The lyre and each leg also has the matching gold stripes.

The unique feature about the piano, however, is the installation of the new Wapin bridge technology. (Click here to go to the Wapin page)  With, this never before displayed feature, along with a new soundboard and Renner action parts, the little Everett produced a sound, both in volume and quality, that no one could have imagined coming from such a small piano. The comments were very positive.

During the four day convention, in which nearly 1000 were in attendance, there was almost always someone playing the piano along with several others making a close inspection of such an unusually fine instrument.  The inventor of the Wapin technology, Michael Wathen, was also at the convention to discuss this new technical adaptation.  He also was awarded a prestigious "Member of Note" award for his work with the Wapin bridge design.  (Much deserved I might add)