hearts on fire

Richard Brekne Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no
Wed, 18 Feb 2004 10:07:12 +0100


A440A@aol.com wrote:
Pictures !!

RicB

  Greetings,
>    Maybe it was Valentines, maybe it was a fever, but in any event, I am now 
> the owner of a Sohmer grand piano.  It is the "Cupid Model".  Yep, the name is 
> cast right there in the plate. 
>    Made in 1927, it has a slightly art deco case, perfect ivory, had has 
> never been played.  I have a buyer at 5 times my purchase price, so will be 
> restringing and probably putting in a block.  Nice looking board and good sound.  
> However...... 
>     This piano has agraffes on most of the treble bridge, set in a cut-out 
> notch in the front half of the bridge, which allows the strings to pass through 
> the agraffe and also bear on the bridge itself.  Duh,  I have never seen 
> anything like this, but I bet someone on the list has. If so,  is there anything in 
> particular that I should know or is it as straightforward as it looks?  
> Thanks, 
> 
> Ed Foote RPT 
> http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html
> www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html
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