[pianotech] Steel High Back piano?

[Terry Farrell]

Or maybe he is describing a tall piano with steel framing posts in the  
back, like some of the consoles Everett produced in the 1960s or so.

Maybe?

Terry Farrell

On Mar 24, 2010, at 9:11 AM, Paul Mulik wrote:

> I got a call yesterday from someone who wants me to come service his  
> piano.  He said it was a "steel high back" piano made in 1860.  I  
> didn't ask him to spell it, but that's what it sounded like.  He  
> said it had been in his family a very long time, and he seemed proud  
> of the fact that it was "numbered."
>
> Does anybody have any idea what this guy is talking about?  I  
> checked Pierce for spelling variations but couldn't find anything  
> resembling "Steil" or "Heibach" or anything like that which would  
> have been around in 1860.  I'm guessing this guy just has a common  
> old upright from around 1900 and he thinks there's something special  
> about it.
>
> Paul Mulik
> Joplin, MO

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