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 > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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