[pianotech] 1889 Ibach overdamoper upright

Rob McCall rob at mccallpiano.com
Thu Dec 15 15:35:19 MST 2011


Hi David,

It's overstrung. Here's a photo of the inside, too!

I really felt a bit awkward when I was taking it apart to tune.  It's as if I were dismantling a piece of art. :-)

Regards,

Rob McCall

McCall Piano Service, LLC
www.mccallpiano.com
Murrieta, CA
951-698-1875


On Dec 15, 2011, at 13:50 , David Boyce wrote:

> Rob thanks for sharing that. How lovely, such a warm look to it. Is it parallel strung or overstrung?
> 
> You know, in the UK in that same period there were many small "cottage industry" workshops makling cheap pianos for the domestic parlor, and there are still lots of the pianos around. They're pretty useless as pianos, most of them (unlike 'your' Ibach I am sure) but they have lovely veneers and inlays, the like of which we just don't see today except on the very highest-end instruments.  Wood, and carpentry craftsmanship, were cheaper in those days!
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> David
> www.davidboyce.co.uk



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