This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Sarah said:"It also appears to be a birdcage! The piano has a "cheapie" = look to it. Notice the bronze finish on the upper half of the plate but not the = lower half. Most curious is the lack of music desk, except for what appears = to be an improvised framework thingie hanging over the front. Oh, and of = course it's a two-pedal design. I wonder if these features were simply cost-cutting measures taken during the Great Depression. (What year was = it built -- Hoffmann, S/N 30652?) I guess flat-stringing was easier/faster to string? Perhaps it was faster/easier to make and hang the hammers? Would a birdcage action = have been cheaper/easier to build/install? (Yes, I know they're no fun to service, but that wasn't the manufacturer's concern.) Very interesting piano, in a Depression-ish sort of way. ;-)" Sarah et al, The piano(?) in question is definately not of the 1930's! The Newest one = I've ever encountered was made in 1930 and had a much more modern case = design. It's probably 1900-1910 at the most. Typical, in all ways, of = the English Over-damper piano(s). The "music rack" is also quite = typical. I've seen that type of rack installed on German pianos that = were in England. A nice feature of the rack is the little tabs to hold = the music pages.<G> Regards, 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/fa/f7/51/4e/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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