a rose by any other name...

[Tvak@AOL.COM]

I have obtained an old vertical piano, no serial number, no name on 
fallboard, plate or anywhere.  It's an interesting instrument, about 45" 
high, 85 keys, with some decorative carving on the case, which appears to be 
pine (!). My guess is that it predates 1910.  (I base this on the style of 
the case and the rocker capstans.)   I plan to recondition the piano (new 
keytops, new damper felts, refinish the case, and regulate) and re-sell it.  

First of all, any guesses as to the manufacturer of this piano?  I know this 
is a long shot, but maybe someone has come across a similar piano.  (Who 
would make a case out of pine?)

Assuming the above question is unanswerable...

I'm afraid it will be difficult to sell a piano with no name.  ("What kind of 
piano is it?" "Well, I don't really know.")  Would it be too disreputable, or 
deceptive, to slap a decal on the fallboard?  (Kind of a homemade stencil 
piano.)  Maybe I could call it a "Pineway"! (Spelled Peinway, of course.) 
Seriously, I'm thinking more along the lines of "Jacob & Sons", or something 
venerable like that.
 
What do you think?  Is this out of line?

Respectful of the collective moral attitude of the members of this list,  

Tom Sivak