This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment square pianoRoy, The piano that these people are referring to is a modern day piano and = not related to the square grands of a century ago. The piano is similar in design to a small drop action spinet with a = cabinet that when not in use and folded closed, looks like a square = cabinet, hence its nick name. Joe Goss imatunr@srvinet.com www.mothergoosetools.com ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Roy Ulrich=20 To: Joseph Sophy=20 Cc: Pianotech=20 Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 9:03 AM Subject: Re: square piano The "square" grand ceased production in the 1880's. I'm forwarding = your message to the prestigious "Pianotech List" for comments from = anyone more knowledgeable than myself. Roy Ulrich ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Joseph Sophy=20 To: ulrich@rangenet.com=20 Sent: Monday, August 06, 2001 8:59 PM Subject: square piano Hi, I found your site when I typed in "square piano" on my Earthlink = search service. I wondered if you might be able to shed some light on a = puzzle of mine: I bought a Mathushek "Spinet Grand" piano a few weeks = ago at a local (Phoenix, AZ) piano shop, and from the serial number on = the soundboard I was able to find out that the piano, a square, was = manufactured in 1936--or so says Pierce's Piano Atlas. But this seems = strange to me, that a square piano was built in 1936. Are you aware of = such a thing? I would greatly appreciate any help you might be able to = provide in making this matter clearer. Thanks. Yours sincerely, Joseph Sophy=20 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/0a/f4/38/ab/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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