---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Would love to see a pic. of this beauty!! Carl / Winnipeg Richard Brekne wrote: > Just because its a birdcage doesnt mean its a POJ. Bluthner made some > wonderful birdcages.. there is one in town I'd just die to get ahold > of... but the owner wont sell. She doesnt want to use it... doesnt > want to keep it up... but doesnt want to part with it either. Shame. > > Well made birdcages can be really nice instruments. IMHO nearly all > older pianos are grossly undervalued... especially those that are > still in decent shape as instruments. Especially especially those of > those again that are still beautiful to look at. > > Cheers > RicB > > Alan wrote: > >> Today I was called to evaluate an old piano. It turned out the be >> one of the most beautiful pianos I've ever seen.It's a Collard & >> Collard overdamper with gorgeous walnut veneer. The body style >> suggests 1870-1900 but can't square the numbers with the Pierce >> Atlas. There are these letters/numbers beautifully handwritten on >> the harp: G12104 then, below that, 78 GS.It has a FULL metal frame >> and a decal on the fallboard that says "Metal Frame - Check Action >> Trichord" (Don't know what that last part is supposed to be. The >> action is wood framed but very sturdy, heavy wood framing.The case >> condition is excellent or better. The action is not worn out at all, >> except it needs new damper felts. The soundboard has minor cracks >> (the grain runs parallel to the floor).It is not overstrung and the >> straight vertical strings (less sidebearing?) may have helped >> preserve the bridges because I had to look hard to find even the >> tiniest beginning of an eyelash crack on one pin.I know birdcages >> are generally boo-booed and poo-pooed by people but this baby was >> very well built and has a lot of quality to it, beyond the >> furniture! But as to the furniture you should see the beautifully >> carved and cleverly designed fold-out/flip down music desk.I'd >> appreciate any comments, questions, thoughts, ideas, valuations, >> dating, etc., that you might care to share.BTW, the one thing I >> haven't been able to evaluate is the pinblock because the pins are >> small rectangular-head jobs that don't work with my hammer. I might >> have to buy an oblong-head hammer just to evaluate and/or tune this >> one piano! Alan R. BarnardSalem, MO >> >> --- >> Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. >> Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >> Version: 6.0.525 / Virus Database: 322 - Release Date: 10/9/2003 > > -- > Richard Brekne > RPT, N.P.T.F. > UiB, Bergen, Norway > mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no > http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html > http://www.hf.uib.no/grieg/personer/cv_RB.html > ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/0e/36/01/03/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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