Hello Lem,
You have a " Mathushek Spinet Grand".
So named by the Company
In fact it is not a grand or a spinet. It is
a Square piano. Even though it is actually
a rectangle A bit confusing but that is the face
of marketing . As far as the strange hammer
alignment you should see a 1937 Gulbransen
Square.
The last of the Spinet Grands was sold new
in 1943. The "Spinet Grand" is very different from
the average Square. It has a capo bar in the
treble and a " modern double escapement action".
The action was actually made by the Thayer
Action Co. of Chicago Ill.
The "Sp. Grand" and the Famous "Orchestral" share
the Capo-bar but not the modern action. With the latter
having the standard single escapement action.
As a side note the Orchestral Is the best Square piano
ever made by anybody at anytime. It is triple over-strung
and has a fine sound from bass thru the treble.
There is a 1936 "Spinet Grand" on display in our
Museum now. Everyone deserves a tour of this
Museum. As a member of PTG you own part of it.
Regards to all
Jack Wyatt
Dallas Chapter
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