Hmmm? I've been studying the photo. I think it's sort of an opitical illusion. The person standing on top of the crate is a child of about 7 or 8, which makes the crate look huge! If I look at the man standing on the ground, next to the wagon, then the "crate" looks just enough over-sized to be a substantial crate for one piano! The person on the horse is a boy also. Suspect teenage or slightly less. Not sure what the other "rig" was hitched up for in that weather. Actually looks like spring time thaw...(look at the ground)<G> Things like this really get me going! That photo should be in the Home Office Museum, just as a reminder of how intrepid the piano business in that time.<G> Regards, Joe Joe Garrett, R.P.T. (Oregon) Captain, Tool Police Squares R I ----- Original Message ----- From: Tom Rhea, Jr. To: joegarrett at earthlink.net;pianotech at ptg.org Sent: 7/18/10 8:49:40 PM Subject: RE: [pianotech] Janssen Piano Joe, By George, I think you’re right! I zoomed in on the photo and noticed that the hold-down ropes appear to be holding down two boxes, each of which are about the right size for a full upright. “Olde” eyes or not, they’re still good enough to spot that detail! Tom Rhea, Jr. Rhea Piano Service From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Joseph Garrett Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2010 11:39 PM To: pianotech Subject: Re: [pianotech] Janssen Piano Sy said: "I was out on a Montana ranch tuning a nice old Janssen upright. Hanging on the wall above the piano was an unusual framed picture. It was a photo of this 1913 crated Janssen piano being delivered by horse and wagon in the winter. Check out the attachment. Notice the sturdy wood crate. The piano came by rail and the last 18 miles by horse and wagon. The young boy in the horse grew up to be the father or grandfather (not sure) of the lady who still owns the piano. The white house is still there but has an addition. This family is very attached to this piano. The lady was kind enough to scan the photo and send me a copy." Sy, Are my olde eyes wrong, or do I see two piano crates? I wonder if the neighbors got a piano of the same make, at the same time?<G> It's amazing that the pianos survived such extreme conditions! Regards, Joe Joe Garrett, R.P.T. (Oregon) Captain, Tool Police Squares R I -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100718/a9c389b8/attachment.htm>
This PTG archive page provided courtesy of Moy Piano Service, LLC