Seek Carved Cabriole Legs and/or Lyre-1878 Steinway "C"

[PIANOBIZ@aol.com]

In a message dated 96-04-11 01:14:23 EDT, you write:

>I'm looking for a source of these cabriole legs and/or matching lyre for my
>personal piano, i.e. an 1878  7'2" Steinway Style 2  (7- octave, "early C"
>grand, rosewood, Serial #37953).  (Someone put modern legs and lyre on the
>piano sometime in the past).  I'd prefer the original legs off a piano
>otherwise damaged (or that has had more modern legs put on it).   I know
>people in the industry come across these old legs from time to time and I'd
>rather try to locate these in contrast to having them machine duplicarved or
>hand-carved.  These are rather massive S-shaped legs -- not the symmetrical
>spindle-type legs typically turned on a lathe.
Ted
We have that very piano (1881) for sale in our shop fully restored, incl. new
soundboard and action parts and rails, with rosewood cabinet and the original
legs, lyre, decorative music leaf.  It has everything you requested, and it
is the same length 7' 2", a B/C transition model, a very unusual size.  It
has the huge, huge S-shaped carved legs and lyre.  (We're asking $26,000)
These legs/lyre are not available obviously but if you need to copy them we'd
be glad to help. We're in Littleton, MA right off Rt. 495. Where are you?
David Sanderson
Pianobiz@aol.com