1911 J&C Fischer upright action

Keith A. McGavern kam544@ionet.net
Sun, 29 Dec 1996 13:53:43 -0600 (CST)


>...the action has lost motion compensation and
>sostenuto.  Was sostenuto the "fad" for uprights in 1911 or is this piano
>unusual...
>
>Fred Scoles, RPT

Dear Fred,

When I come across an older upright with a lost motion compensator and a
sostenuto system, I consider it as a top line instrument in its time.

Keith A. McGavern
kam544@ionet.net
Registered Piano Technician
Oklahoma Chapter 731
Piano Technicians Guild
Oklahoma Baptist University






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