Gildemeester & Kroeger piano

[Clark]

Hello, Pat,

This link worked better:
<http://www.directcon.net/astokes/pianos/pics.htm>

We have a Gildemeester & Kroeger grand. It has an interesting action
which corresponds to US424202, and 520989 by Herrburger; although this
has been hacked by a previous, er, impatient technician, it seems to
work at least so well as a more ordinary grand action.

I haven't seen it for a while, and it was set up only briefly. The
finish is a dull black, without a trace of veneer. As I recall it seemed
closely modelled after a more famous NY manufacturer, dampers stopped
sooner than I would prefer and the stringing scale was not spectacular.
Collapsed sound board, but a big, solid structure. 

There is a picture of one in N.E. Michel's book.


Clark