Hi Roger, Perhaps in your neck of the woods, but down here in the jungles the majority of the pianos I see are european, such as today was working on a 1910 Hoffmann & Kuhne, candle sticks, 2 pedals etc. but a very nice overstrung underdamper! Brian Lawson PTG Assc, MPT. Johannesburg, South Africa > Hi Patricia, > Less than 88 notes, 85 is a good bet in combination with > candle stick holders, only two pedals will increase the odds. I can't > recall ever seeing a bird cage action with 3 pedals. > Any, or all, of the above should raise your suspicions > Roger > > > > At 03:16 PM 25/05/00 -0700, you wrote: > >List > > > >I'm on the look out for English piano I usually ask if it is English , I > >didnt know that some German pianos were birdcage pianos too ,seeing I > >ussually have to travel much of the time over 50 miles one way and would > >not like to get there and find out its a birdcage, What are some of the ways > >I can be sure if it is? Thank you Patricia Associate Mem. > > > Roger Jolly > Saskatoon, Canada. > 306-665-0213 > Fax 652-0505
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