Velvet?

Ed Guerra edguerra@mail.utexas.edu
Wed, 15 Mar 2000 12:22:55 -0600


This was popular in the late 50s and 60s.  

Ed Guerra RPT


At 12:27 PM 3/15/2000 -0500, you wrote:
>
>I have a console that is covered with plastic?  Has a small mirror above the
>keys.  It has decorative upholstery tacks all over and, amazingly, had a
>large letter "A" inside a circle on the front panel; all done with
>upholstery tacks.  No wood shows on the piano.  It appears to be nicely done
>but very very unusual to me.  Has anyone seen one of these?  Jim Dally
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Ray Bentley <Ray@Bentley.net>
>To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2000 9:07 AM
>Subject: Re: Velvet?
>
>
>> I had a lady who called me one time for a tuning, because she said she had
>> just had her piano reupholstered!
>>
>> Sure enough, it had a fresh skin of red naugahyde all over.  Amazingly
>> enough, it didn't interfere with any function of the piano.  It was very
>> neatly done, and looked attractive enough considering.  I should have
>taken
>> a picture of it!  She was an elderly lady, and who knows where it is now?
>>
>>
>> Ray T. Bentley, RPT
>> Alton, IL



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