a rose by any other name...

[Mike McCoy]

"Pineway" was great!..... or,

"Woody Vertical Grand"

For Sale: Vertical woody, 45", decorative




Mike McCoy RPT
Chapters 170 & 190 PTG
Langhorne, Pa
mailto:mjmccoyrpt@earthlink.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Tvak@AOL.COM>
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Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2002 10:10 AM
Subject: a rose by any other name...


> 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
>