Fw: Trying to Date F Weber German Piano

[Tom Sivak]

This email belongs in Dear Abby, not Pianotech...

I've heard of some pretty kinky goings-on, but
honestly, why would anyone want to date a piano?   
Music may be the language of love, but I just can't
see where a relationship like that could succeed.

Tom Sivak 
(Voted Funniest Guy in the 7th Grade---unfortunately,
my sense of humor hasn't grown a bit since then...)


--- Farrell <mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com> wrote:

> I got an email from someone trying to date their
> German Weber piano. 
> 
> Terry Farrell
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
>   
> 
> I have just got my great-grandmother’s F. Weber
> piano out of storage, and I’m interested in learning
> as much as I can about it.  It’s walnut, and piano
> tuner dates on it from Sydney in 1915 and 1920, but
> I suspect (from hunting on the internet) that the
> piano is older – possibly from around 1900 to 1905. 
> The metal part on the string frame of my piano is
> quite ornate, but does not have F. Weber Berlin
> stamped on it, which I gather many others do. 
> However the nameplate near the keys says “F. Weber”,
> and has the F. Weber distinctive three medals-faces
> on either side of the name-board.  I could send
> photos of this (and photos of ones I’ve grabbed from
> other pianos from the net) but am reluctant to send
> an unsolicited email with photo attachments as you
> may not want to open them, fearing they may contain
> viruses etc, so I’ve refrained in the first
> instance. I can send photos if you’re interested.
> 
>  
> 
> Anyway, I was just wondering whether you ever
> managed to date your F Weber piano, and if so if you
> found a place on the piano where a date may have
> been written?  The serial number on mine is 18941.  
>