> > > >I service a Bush & Lane "Upright Grand". Yea, sure, I thought the first time > >I saw it. But the plate is four sectioned, with the top two having real capo > >bars, and the other two having agraffes. And upon looking at the back, low > >and behold, was a full laminated bent rim on the two sides and bottom within > >the square outer case. Truly was a grand that was upright - but, of course, > >the beast did have a seemingly standard upright action. A real pain getting > >mutes in around the capo bars also - the hammer go right up to them! > > > >Terry Farrell This is interesting, because I like Bush & Lane, and own a 1906 upright. Could you tell me the age or serial number of this overachieving upright? I have a soft spot for overbuilt pianos. How is the tone? >This grand seemed to me like it was a pretty nice instrument at one time, >and could be again if it wasn't trapped forevermore in church donation >purgatory, where all hope is abandoned upon entry. Too bad, I'd love to >take a whack at it. > >Ron N Hi, Ron. Why don't you try crossing the church's palm with silver? Since churches are chronically short of money (which is why one can only pray for their pianos) they might respond to being offered some. Some churches already feel that they own too many pianos. So long as there isn't an encumbrance on it from a will, you might have a shot at it. Or offer a barter to get their other pianos tuned/fixed? Oh, by the way, maybe the counterbearing bar slipped forward when someone wanted to twist the bass strings and tried to do them all at once instead of a few at a time. Or maybe a kid had some fun. Any marks on the tuning pins? Susan
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