I believe the date of 1845 to be about reght. Erard made a 7 octave piano for the young Liszt in 1821, and Pape was experimenting and actually made severaAlexander, Is that the tuning pins I see on the UNDERSIDE of the pin block? If not, whither might they be? Looks like the whole thing is upside down. Dave Stahl In a message dated 2/8/05 4:56:58 AM Pacific Standard Time, terry@farrellpiano.com writes: YIKES! I think that I have heard of some pianos that had up-side-down soundboards, i.e. strung on the bottom side. Can I assume this is one? Wow, very intersting. Appears that the board is ribbed much like a square grand with thin flat ribs. Also appears to have a monster bass cut-off bar and a fish! Any more photos? Any more details? Anyone else know of any details regarding this most unusual design? Is the date accurate? Did pianos have seven full octaves in 1845? Thanks for sharing! Terry Farrell > I've received some photos of a rather unusual piano, a > c. 1845 Henri Herz and thought I should share it... > > http://www.pianosromantiques.com/herz.html > > Can you imagine restringing and regulating this weird > cross between a Pape, a Stodart compensator and a > Wornum? > > Alexander
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