I have seen an old Steck with a massive plate and no backposts. Harvey Roehl, publisher of Reblitz's books, had a Bauer Welte grand with similar construction. G --- "Lesher, Trent J." <tlesher@sachnoff.com> wrote: > Hi Joe, > > >From an ealier post I think these are pictures of a > J. Bauer upright that may have been made around the > 1920's. But your comments interest me because I am > just beginning to learn about some of the varieties > of piano designs that have been out there even since > the later 1800's. What struck me about your > comments was that the design looked to you pretty > normal for a Chickering or Geo. Steck -- did they or > other makers have ribs on the string side of the > soundboard (or on both sides, like the J. Bauer) > and/or a bass bridge raised up on, and connected > only to the SB through, dowels (or in this case to > the apron and then the SB)? > > I don't think you can tell from the pictures and I'm > not too clear on it yet, but I think the J. Bauer > also had a deep plate rim that would take over the > role of the wood inner rim if this were a grand. > > Scott, thanks for putting these interesting pics up. > It sort of looks like the pinblock might be > supported by a flange in the plate, too. Did you > see the back of this piano -- I'm wondering if it > had a less massive cross-piece atop the backposts > and maybe generally lighter construction in the > back, maybe sort of like the Bush & Lanes (or > Astin-Weights) that have a plate-flange supported > pinblock. > > Cheers, > > Trent Lesher > > > Joe Garrett joegarrett@earthlink.net > <mailto:joegarrett%40earthlink.net> > Mon, 14 Feb 2005 07:28:51 -0800 > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > > ---------------------- multipart/alternative > attachment > Scott, > Since you don't show a manufacturer name, I'd say it > looks like an early = > Chickering or Geo. Steck. Looks pretty normal for a > piano made around = > 1875-80.<G> > Joe Garrett, R.P.T. > Captain, Tool Police > Squares R I > ---------------------- multipart/alternative > attachment > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/85/e9/ac/d5/attachment.htm > > ---------------------- multipart/alternative > attachment-- > > > > ****** IMPORTANT NOTICE ****** > This e-mail, and any attachments hereto, is intended > only for use by the > addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally > privileged and/or > confidential information. If you are not the > intended recipient of this > e-mail, you are hereby notified that any > dissemination, distribution or > copying of this e-mail, and any attachments hereto, > is strictly prohibited. > If you have received this e-mail in error, please > immediately notify me > at (312) 207-1000 and permanently delete the > original and any copy of any > e-mail and any printout thereof. > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: > https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
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