Transposing Pianos.

[Jim Kinnear]

I would like to hear from the list as to their experience with transposing
pianos.
I have a Heintzman from 1903, and also have a customer with a slightly newer
Heintzman.
Both pianos are in quite resonable shape mechanically, though mine, like the
shoemakers kid, is waiting, and has been for about 10 years, for a complete
cabinet restoration.

These are the only two i have ever seen, in thousands of tunings.

Are there others out there, ? Do they have any extra value ?
They are wider, to accommodate the extra 11 keys.
The actual keybed on mine slides left and right, a half octave in either
direction,
with the excess keys disappearing under, or into a hollowed out cheek block
at ether end.


Jim Kinnear... 'The PianoGuy'
      www.pianoguy.com
   jkinnear@pianoguy.com