[Keith McGavern]

Jim Bryant posted:
> ...did not put the question very well, so I'll try again, are the three
>plates offset to the side< usually the treble side, of the keybed?     i.e.
>  |_________ O_O_O__|, the plates for the Schulmerich appeared quite heavy,
>although I've never taken one off...


Now I understand.  No, it is not offset like your diagram.
It is   ____O______O______O____ underneath the keybed.
Someone suggested privately these plates might have been used for crating
purposes.


And he posted:
>...As to the Janssen, yes it is a quite ingenious arrangement as it allowed the
>Organist(filling in for the pianist) to play on offset key boards and change
>voicing by moving the Janssen back and forth. Rather cumbersome though...

I really missed the boat on this one.  I thought you were referring to my
other post I sent about the Janssen Console Piano.  I have never seen or
heard of what you are describing above.

Thank you for the additional info.

Keith McGavern, RPT
kam544@ionet.net
Oklahoma Baptist University
Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA