> Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 20:49:57 -0600 (CST) > From: dvandrsn@ix.netcom.com > Subject: Secretary Desk Piano > To: pianotech@byu.edu > Reply-to: pianotech@byu.edu I have never seen one but would like to! David ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA > Here's a question that some list member may be able to shed some light on. > > I've got a customer with a Jensen piano, approx. 42" console, 58-note scale (C2-A6), > brown mahogany cabinet, which is enclosed in a writing desk. The unit is overall about > 80 inches tall, with a glass cabinet that sits atop the piano back. There are two > tiers of 3 drawers each, and the 2 piano pedals are between them. The fallboard flips > and slides in such a way that the piano is completely concealed (with the exception of > the pedals) I have not as of yet been able to find any numbers on the cabinet, but the > piano/cabinet work looks to be 1930s to 1940s. If anyone else has come across such an > instrument I'd be interested to know. Of primary interest to the client are the age of > the instrument, whether this was a one of a kind or a production item, and means for > tracing its history. (currently, family legend says it was made for a member of the > Hearst family. This very well may be true, but there is currently no documentation to > support it.) Please mail me if you have any leads/ideas regarding this piece. I'll > also be scanning some pictures in the next couple of days, so I'll be able to email to > anyone interested. > > Thanks, > > David V. Anderson, RPT >
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