[pianotech] An unusual action!

[Ryan Sowers]

It's my good friend "the Schnozzola"!

On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 10:44 AM, Delwin D Fandrich
<del at fandrichpiano.com>wrote:

>  So, who is the older gentleman you are playing with?
>
> ddf
>
>  ------------------------------
> *From:* pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] *On
> Behalf Of *Ryan Sowers
> *Sent:* May 21, 2009 9:24 PM
> *To:* pianotech at ptg.org
> *Subject:* [pianotech] An unusual action!
>
> Hi Gang! This email I received yesterday tickled my funny bone so I thought
> I would share it:
>
> "I have an antique English upright piano, I believe it has a squirrel
>> cage construction. Are you familiar with this setup? It was only
>> around for a little while in the late 1800s and is very different
>> than modern pianos...
>>
>> It needs tuning and possibly other maintenance...and I know someone
>> that has worked on these is hard to find."
>>
>
> I found myself trying to image what a "squirrel cage" action would look
> like!
>
> --
> Ryan Sowers, RPT
> Puget Sound Chapter
> Olympia, WA
> www.pianova.net
>
>


-- 
Ryan Sowers, RPT
Puget Sound Chapter
Olympia, WA
www.pianova.net
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