[pianotech] 1889 Ibach overdamper upright

[Steve Jackson]

Here's one that is in our new years restoration schedule.
Overstrung, overdampers, original polished finish with perfect ivories.

Steve


>> ... How lovely, such a warm look to it. Is it  parallel strung or
>> overstrung?....             David           www.davidboyce.co.uk
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> I would guess overstrung - at least once!  Ibach made some lovely
> overdampers that were double overstrung - the bass mono-chords crossed
> over the bi-chords.  And these overdamper actions actually have a
> reasonable capability for damping.  The shame is very few techs are able
> to restore a _good_ overdamper such as Ibach or Blüthner to its full
> potential.
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> Jurgen Goering
> Piano Forte
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