Henri Herz

[alexander m]

I believe the date of 1845 to be about reght. Erard
made a 7 octave piano for the young Liszt in 1821, and
Pape was experimenting and actually made
severaAlexander,
 
Is that the tuning pins I see on the UNDERSIDE of the
pin block?  If not, whither might they be? 
 
Looks like the whole thing is upside down. 
 
Dave Stahl
 
In a message dated 2/8/05 4:56:58 AM Pacific Standard
Time, terry@farrellpiano.com writes:

    YIKES! I think that I have heard of some pianos
that had up-side-down soundboards, i.e. strung on the
bottom side. Can I assume this is one? Wow, very
intersting. Appears that the board is ribbed much like
a square grand with thin flat ribs. Also appears to
have a monster bass cut-off bar and a fish!
     
    Any more photos? Any more details? Anyone else
know of any details regarding this most unusual
design?
     
    Is the date accurate? Did pianos have seven full
octaves in 1845?
     
    Thanks for sharing!
     
    Terry Farrell

    > I've received some photos of a rather unusual
piano, a
    > c. 1845 Henri Herz and thought I should share
it...
    >
    > http://www.pianosromantiques.com/herz.html
    >
    > Can you imagine restringing and regulating this
weird
    > cross between a Pape, a Stodart compensator and
a
    > Wornum?
    >
    > Alexander