Years ago I saw a grand piano that had a wooden inner rim but with frame bracing that was a separate iron casting that was screwed to the inner rim. I believe that this piano was a Schomacker. Have you seen this feature on Schomacker grands? Phil --- Phillip Ford Piano Service & Restoration 1777 Yosemite Ave San Francisco, CA 94124 On Sun, 12 Aug 2001 08:21:27 VOCE88 wrote: >In a message dated 8/11/01 10:50:51 PM Eastern Daylight Time, rrg@nevada.edu >writes: > > >> >> What I didn't expect to find is the remarkable quality of >> this instrument. Verbatim this piano is a virtual cross >> between a Steinway M and a Mason & Hamlin A. The case and >> action were M&H through and through. Even the music rack >> had those typical Mason & Hamlin rounded fronts and the >> > >Dear Rob, > >Being in Philly, we come across this piano on a regular basis, (it was built >here) and you are absolutely right about the quality of construction. In >fact, I have never heard a better sounding 6'1" piano than a rosewood 1897 >Schomacker that we rebuilt a few years back. > >If the strings are original they were wound with gold instead of copper. > >Thanks for the post. > >Richard Galassini >Cunningham Piano Co. & Factory >Philadelphia, Pa. >1 (800) 394-1117 > <A HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/voce88/cunn.html">http://hometown.aol.com/voce88/cunn.html</A> > Get 250 color business cards for FREE! http://businesscards.lycos.com/vp/fastpath/
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