Yes ,many under appreciated, and candidates abound with many elderly American pianos sporting hardwood rims/cases and nice sand cast plates. Will... Most pianos of this size typically have 11 ribs. Model Bs typically have 13 with some early Bs with 14 but here you have a soundboard design in a 5 ft 8 inch piano with 15 ribs!!...and with a modest cut-off bar. How cool is that. It would be good to know if the design was rib crowned & if any crown remains. If not the mass and stiffness could account for the still vital sound. It would be great to see some pictures Dale -Subject: Re: [pianotech] Conover 77 They make excellent rebuilding pianos. Another example of lesser known and underappreciated pianos that have fantastic potential. David Love The piano is about a 5’ 8”. The board has 15 ribs, and a small curved cut off bar in the bass. The root of the treble bridge is vertically laminated oak. 26 bass, log scale on treble bridge. Nicely laid out overall. Good bracing underneath. Has a treble stiffening bar stretching from the belly rail to the inner rim, like you see on Steinways over 6’ Properly rebuilt with new hammers and strings, it could be very nice indeed. Will Truitt -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100124/b9b9f5d0/attachment.htm>
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