Hi Del! The basic shape is similar to some Boesendorfers I've seen. To bad one can't see details of the case and legs/lyre, which are easier to identify. The plate looks like Boesendorfer work though. It could be one of those more or less experimental or transitional models. >From your pictures it is also obvious that it was designed from start for an English-style action, not Viennese. But the signs of trapwork inside the action cavity suggests the Austrian piano school. There was a time (in the late 19th c.) when several manufacturers went from capo d'astro to agraffes only. Even Steinway did this, but it didn't last long. Only bechstein is the notable exception. They switched to all-agraffes and kept it that way longer than everybody else. They only started building pianos with capo d'astro again a few years ago. Calin Tantareanu http://calin.haos.ro <http://calin.haos.ro/> -------------------- _____ From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Delwin D Fandrich Sent: duminică, 10 iunie 2007 05:52 To: 'Pianotech List' Subject: RE: The Beauty of the Open-Faced Pinblock OK. I've looked up the original job proposal and worksheet. I have it in my records as a c.1895 Bosendorfer grand, approx. 213 cm in length. The name Bosendorfer did appear on the keycover in inlaid brass lettering. Both the action and keyset were replaced. The original action was a single-escapement design. Most of the original action parts were either missing or so badly mangled as to be unrepairable. The original keys were flared out so both a new keyset and a matching action stack were designed to fit the original keybed and strikeline. The original keyset and action were returned to the owner in case he ever wanted to have them restored and fitted back to the piano. The new keyset and action were designed with this possibility in mind. I did not have a digital camera in those days and was only photographing those parts of a job that were of particular interest to me. I've attached a couple more, but that is about all I have digitized. I may have a few more stashed away in boxes somewhere but not that I can lay my hands on easily. As you can see some changes were made to the original scaling. Regards, Del _____ From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Calin Tantareanu Sent: June 09, 2007 3:25 PM To: 'Pianotech List' Subject: RE: The Beauty of the Open-Faced Pinblock Hard to say from that angle. If you can send me more pictures of the case and plate it should be easier to tell if it's a Boesendorfer. Or a picture of the fallboard inscription? :-) Calin Tantareanu http://calin.haos.ro <http://calin.haos.ro/> -------------------- _____ From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Delwin D Fandrich Sent: sâmbătă, 9 iunie 2007 19:49 To: 'Pianotech List' Subject: RE: The Beauty of the Open-Faced Pinblock Well, now you make me wonder. I have all of the photographs of this piano labeled "Bosendorfer" but I could be wrong. I did this piano some fifteen years ago. I don't have a picture of the finished piano but I've attached one with the soundboard being glued in so you can see the shape. As I recall the piano was pre-1880s. I could probably find the build date with some searching. Del Delwin D Fandrich Piano Design & Manufacturing Consultant 620 South Tower Avenue Centralia, Washington 98531 USA Phone 360.736-7563 <mailto:fandrich at pianobuilders.com> _____ From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Calin Tantareanu Sent: June 09, 2007 2:43 AM To: 'Pianotech List' Subject: RE: The Beauty of the Open-Faced Pinblock Hi Del! What kind of Boesendorfer is that, sicne it doesn't have a capo d'astro? I have never seen one without before. Calin Tantareanu <http://calin.haos.ro/> http://calin.haos.ro -------------------- _____ From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Delwin D Fandrich Sent: joi, 24 mai 2007 19:49 To: 'Pianotech List' Subject: RE: The Beauty of the Open-Faced Pinblock Yes, aren't they, though. From an older Bosendorfer we did some time back -- See the attached. Del -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20070610/6e3b825c/attachment.html
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