Mystery piano research

[gordon stelter]

I doubt that it is a Hallet and Davis, as these were,
if memory serves, quality pianos which would very
likely have the name in the casting.
     Thump
    
--- Greg Newell <gnewell@ameritech.net> wrote:
> 
> Maybe you shouldn't worry about what brand it is or
> isn't and create a new 
> stringing scale. You have the opportunity to make it
> better than it was in 
> the first place. Wouldn't you rather do that?
> 
> best,
> Greg Newell
> 
> 
> 
> At 09:23 AM 1/31/2003, you wrote:
> 
> >I've finally undertaken the five foot one inch
> grand project that is in 
> >the shop.  After some inspection, I located the
> serial number stamped into 
> >the keybed in such a fashion that it can hardly be
> read, but it is 
> >something like 51xxx.
> >
> >In this piano the una corda pedal moves the
> keyboard to the left, and the 
> >middle pedal raises the bass dampers all together.
> >
> >The bass has 10 notes with 1 wound string each, 8
> notes with 2 wound 
> >strings each, and 10 notes with 3 wound strings
> each of which the strings 
> >for six notes cross the treble bridge (are above
> the break).
> >
> >The string scale, if my micrometer measurements are
> correct, is:  8 at 13, 
> >10 at 14, 6 at 15, 12 at 16, 12 at 16.5, 6 at 17.5,
> and 6 at 19.  I took 
> >measurements to compare it to the Klepac Chart, and
> there is a fair amount 
> >of deviation.
> >
> >In John W. Travis' book, A Guide to Restringing,
> the only scale listed 
> >that comes close is for the Hallet and Davis Grand.
>  If the piano is a 
> >Hallet and Davis, it was built in 1902.
> >
> >I am wondering whether anyone on the list has a
> better suggestion for the 
> >brand of piano.  And I am wondering whether anyone
> on the list has 
> >experience with and/or information regarding Hallet
> and Davis (other than 
> >what is in the Pierce PIano Atlas).
> >
> >Actually, if someone is confident that this is not
> a Hallet and Davis, 
> >that would also be helpful.
> >
> >Arlie Rauch
> >Glendive, MT
> >
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> Greg Newell
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