The Vertegrand (or Vertigrand) was an enormous Steinway upright of huge aristocratic tone and power. One of the piano textbooks I have (I forget which) suggests that it was the finest upright model ever made. Here's a restored one for sale in the UK http://www.forsyths.co.uk/Rebuilt_Pianos/Secondhandrebuiltpianos/SteinwayVertigrand.htm Best, D. >Thanks for the update. Interesting. Could have been much worse! >BTW, what is a Vertegrand? I know I've heard the term, but can't place it. >Terry Farrell -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech_ptg.org/attachments/20090313/64ad7e7f/attachment.html>
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