birdcage pianos

[Brian Lawson]

Hi Roger,
Perhaps in your neck of the woods, but down here in the jungles the majority
of the pianos I see are european, such as today was working on a 1910
Hoffmann & Kuhne, candle sticks, 2 pedals etc. but a very nice overstrung
underdamper!


Brian Lawson
PTG Assc, MPT.
Johannesburg, South Africa



> Hi Patricia,
>                 Less than   88 notes, 85 is a good bet in combination with
> candle stick holders, only two pedals will increase the odds. I can't
> recall ever seeing a bird cage action with 3 pedals.
> Any, or all, of the above should raise your suspicions
> Roger
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> At 03:16 PM 25/05/00 -0700, you wrote:
> >List
> >
> >I'm on the look out for English piano I usually ask if it is English , I
> >didnt know that some German pianos were birdcage pianos too ,seeing I
> >ussually have to travel much of the time over 50 miles one way  and would
> >not like to get there and find out its a birdcage, What are some of the
ways
> >I can be sure if it is?  Thank you Patricia  Associate Mem.
> >
> Roger Jolly
> Saskatoon, Canada.
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