6 pictures for you

[Farrell]

It's certainly hard to tell exactly hammer core size from the pics, but it appears that all cores are the same length. But why the bass are shorter - I dunnno. Certainly an interesting thingee.

And talk about a hockey stick bridge!!!!!!!!!!

Terry Farrell
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  From: ed440 at mindspring.com 
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  Sent: Friday, May 12, 2006 8:49 AM
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  What is perplexing is that the bass hammers are lower than the treble.
  What I imagine is that they had to use existing hammer sets, with shorter bass hammers than trebles.
  Therefore, they could not have identical bore distances because the mouldings were shorter in the bass.
  The bass shanks are shorter so the hammers can reach the strings with the same geometry (arc of shank, etc.) as the trebles.
  Ed Sutton


    -----Original Message----- 
    From: Farrell 
    Sent: May 12, 2006 8:33 AM 
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    Subject: Re: 6 pictures for you 


    What makes anyone think this piano has an overstrung-type action? I looks to me this action was made specifically for this piano.

    Terry Farrell
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      Possibly the company was tight for money, and was just using parts they found around.
      There was a company up here, and according to the serial number, the piano was from the early 30's, and I believe it was straight strung, or possibly open faced, I can't quite remember. The company had gone bankrupt, and the employees were trying to make a go of it themselves. I believe they just used anything they found to make a few more pianos. Didn't work, as they folded anyway.
      John M. Ross
      Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada.
      jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca
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        Why would they use an overstrung type action in a straight strung piano? There is no need for the bass section hammers to be out of line with the treble.
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