I think one of the key features to these pianos is the bottom of the plate. Most any piano I have seen, the plate ends at the bottom edge of the soundboard and will have a few screws that go through the plate into the framing perpendicular to the string plane. On these Knabes, the plate has a bottom flange that extens through the bottom board and wraps around toward the rear around the framing timbers. There will be large screws that go through this 90-degree flange into the framing perpendicular to the piano bottom. Look at the back of the piano. You should be able to see a large pinblock flange from the top of the plate also - like on many of the open-pinblock Steinways. Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carl Meyer" <cmpiano@attbi.com> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2002 2:42 PM Subject: Re: 3 gorgeous 1890's Knabe uprights for sale, unrestored. > > I note the high regard many have for the old Knabe uprights. > > I have a Rosewood 57" Knabe serial 19339 (that should make it 1879 or so.) It's been refinished decently but the inside is pretty bad. I haven't checked downbearing, crown etc but it has three bridges, wound trichords, three notes below and five notes above the bass break. A dealer had taken it in on trade and I didn't want it to get away so I bought it for $250. Although this is a bit older than what you've been talking about I assume it's in the same category. Anybody know if there is any difference? Thanks. > > Carl Meyer Assoc. PTG > Santa Clara, California > cmpiano@attbi.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "gordon stelter" <lclgcnp@yahoo.com> > To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2002 7:27 AM > Subject: 3 gorgeous 1890's Knabe uprights for sale, unrestored. > > > > I have available 3 of these, often called the "finest > > uprights ever built". 2 are 55", the other is 50", all > > have magnificent, aristoctic, very tasteful American > > Victorian cases. One of the big ones and the smaller > > one are rosewood. All have 3 bridges. None has had > > mice. Little or no moth damage. > > We had one like these, restored, next to a > > vintage Steinway B. Its bass blew the Steinway's > > a-way!!!. Nice, clear treble, too! > > Reasonably priced. One also has a matching "piano > > chair" with a rack and pinion adjustable seat!!! > > True "artist's" instruments, and museum pieces as > > well. Rockefellar had a Knabe, it was the official > > piano of the Metropolitan opera and Robert E. Lee was > > a frequenter of the Knabe home ( for all you Suth'nuhs > > ) Class stuff!!!!!! > > > > Please respond privately for details. > > Gordon Stelter > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. > > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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