[CAUT] 1850's Pleyel Grand

[Linda Stråhle]

Hello Ric and Cautians!

You might find this article interesting.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/article1527757.ece

I would buy the piano. I saw one once in Copenhagen from about 1865  
and it was very nice, but it had a very cracked soundboard. I recall  
that the soundboard fiber direction was a little bit different than  
nowdays pianos.

Linda
Sweden



26 nov 2007 kl. 20.38 skrev Richard Brekne:

Hi folks.

Just ran into this instrument tonite... couldnt help myself so I  
bought it on the spot.  Wont say for how much as I really dont know  
whether I've paid too much or got it cheap.  Its functional but will  
need quite a bit of work to come up to snuff.  Pin block is more or  
less shot and I suppose the old board really has seen far better  
days. Looks very nice tho.

The thing is from 1850 or so...  serial number 18XXX

http://www.pianostemmer.no/images/Pleyel.jpg


Anyone having any good words of advice for me please be sure to share  
them either in public or in private.

Cheers
RicB

Linda Stråhle
linda.strahle at mhm.lu.se