Gold plated strings?

[David Porritt]

David:

Tell us more as you disassemble this instrment.  It sounds interesting.

dave


David C. Stanwood wrote:

> Just recieved a Shomacker grand for rebuilding.  This is a really fine
> looking piano.
> everything about it is beautifully designed and executed.  It appears that
> the strings
> were gold or brass plated.  It must have been a thin coating for the
> strings have become
> rusty.  Upon taking the strings off, the shiny new plating shows
> beautifully inside the coil.
>
> Anyone have some background info on these pianos?  A special edition of sorts?
>
> David Stanwood
>
> http://www.tiac.net/users/stanwood



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David M. Porritt, RPT
Meadows School of the Arts
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, Texas
mailto:dporritt@swbell.net
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