Old Ivers and Pond to pitch raise or not to...

[KeyKat88 at aol.com]

Greetings,
 
          A church got a free  Ivers and Pond grand piano given to them. 
Serial 52183. What is the mfg  date? It is 100 cents flat. Upon examination of the 
bridges, it looks as if  some tech shellacked or poly clear coated the entire 
bridge along with  the sound board. I mean the clear coat (whatever it 
is)(its super glossy) is  over all the bearing surfaces as well as down over the 
sides of the bridges and  the sound board as well. The bridges were actually 
"saved" from further  splitting, because there are very slight splits near the 
bridge pins, but  they are all coated.
 
         The pinblock is like new.  I am almost sure it is a replacement.  My 
gut feeling is not to  pitch raise this one, just because of its estimated 
age. The strings would  probably withstand it but I dunno...any suggestions?
 
Thanks in advance,
Julia Gottshall
Reading, PA



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