a rose by any other name...

[Richard Brekne]

Hmmmmmmm..... I think unless you can identify the
instruments true maker you should leave it alone.

RicB


Tvak@AOL.COM wrote:
> 
> 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