Haines grand rep springs (again)

[gordon stelter]

Haines Bros. pianos were manufactured under the
American Piano Company conglomerate from about 1912,
methinks. So if this is REALLY a 1931 piano, it should
have basically the same wippens as Knabes,
Chickerings, Fischers and the rest of the American
line.
    Its probably much earlier.
      The only other explanataion is that it was
tossed together with leftover parts after the
American-Aeolian merger in 1930.
     Thump

--- J Patrick Draine <draine@comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> On Tuesday, October 28, 2003, at 07:10  PM, Farrell
> wrote:
> 
> > Thanks for the photo. I think now it is clear that
> this is a single 
> > escapement
> 
> Nope it's double -- take a look at that paper clip
> balancier tip!
> 
> > action with a modern capstain. I would be
> surprised if this were 
> > actually manufactured in 1931.
> 
> Not me. I've encountered several of these, enough to
> make me recoil at 
> the word "Haines" just as much as "Kranich & Bach"
> (who probably were 
> the Haines' neighbors, and fellow prolific patent
> filers).
> 
> > Could it be older?
> >  
> > Tell us more about this action.
> 
> Usually the customer is busy telling you how their
> decorator found it 
> for them and what a terrific job the refinisher did,
> as the rep springs 
> shatter with your every test blow, and as you're
> doing a half tone 
> pitch raise but the pins won't hold and you're
> wondering why oh why you 
> went into this career, and the customer is wailing
> that you're 
> destroying their Antique Piano etc. Ah yes, that
> first year in the 
> craft.
> A recurrent nightmare fueled by real events from a 
> long time ago ....
> 


__________________________________
Do you Yahoo!?
Exclusive Video Premiere - Britney Spears
http://launch.yahoo.com/promos/britneyspears/