[pianotech] Two Plates

[Kerry Cooper]

The ones I have worked on were made by "Bell" from Canada. These designs
were narrower than the normal UP.

 

Regards

Kerry

 

Kind Regards

 

Kerry Cooper ARPT

Piano Technician

Brisbane Piano Centre

Ph: (07) 3809-0652

M: 0412-033-379

brispiano at optusnet.com.au

 

 

 

 

From: Joseph Garrett [mailto:joegarrett at earthlink.net] 
Sent: Sunday, 31 January 2010 5:14 PM
To: Sy Zabrocki; pianotech
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Two Plates

 

Sy,

You are absolutely correct. However, the one I looked at had the action and
was complete. A real puzzler as to what they had in mind!
Regards,

Joe

 

Joe Garrett, R.P.T. (Oregon)

Captain, Tool Police

Squares R I

 

 

 

----- Original Message ----- 

From: Sy Zabrocki <mailto:sypianoguy at bresnan.net>  

To: Joseph <mailto:joegarrett at earthlink.net>  Garrett

Sent: 1/30/10 4:57:28 PM 

Subject: Tow Plates

 

I noticed your post about an upright piano with two plates, the usual one in
front and one on the back. I also found one of these in about 1975. The back
plate was just as you discribed, no action and the tuning aparently done by
chipping. This piano was found in an old store that went out of business.
There was not cabinet and no action. I dragged the thing to my shop and
tried to figure it out. I eventually took it apart and junked it.

 

The name of this double plate piano was Ithaca. I believe the back plate was
reversed, the bass at the right and treble at the left.

 

Sy Zabrocki--RPT

Billings, MT    writing off Pianotech

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