[pianotech] Help - Can you name this piano?

[Mike Spalding]

Al,

You're right, that photo was taken right after I finished stringing, 
before re-installation of the dampers.  I checked my photos of the 
completed project (finished it about 5 years ago) and found that the 
dampers fill the treble section completely, from strut to strut, but 
there are none in the high treble.  There was also a name penciled on 
the inside of the keyslip, but it turned out to be the name of the 
owner, from when she had it refinished some 35 years ago.

Mike

On 11/14/2011 8:45 AM, Al Guecia/Allied PianoCraft wrote:
> Mike, as I'm looking again, It looks lie you haven't installed the 
> dampers yet and probably the same as you're piano.
>
> Al -
> High Point, NC
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> On Nov 14, 2011, at 9:16 AM, Mike Spalding wrote:
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>> Hi Al,
>>
>> As near as I can tell, your piano is identical to this one.  Serial 
>> number 66544 is stamped on soundboard at the bass, WN&G action shifts 
>> to the left, no name anywhere on the piano.  This one had 6 wound 
>> trichords in the low tenor, which I converted to bichords.
>>
>> Family legend is that grandma had it custom manufactured by John 
>> Smith in Indiana.  The story is backed up by receipts for the 
>> installment payments.  Wish I could tell you more.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> On 11/14/2011 7:48 AM, Al Guecia/Allied PianoCraft wrote:
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> I'd like to get a name on this piano. There are serial numbers are 
>>> in two places, (#94710) one on the plate (between the tenor and last 
>>> treble) on one stamped on the soundboard (bass above the damper 
>>> guide rail). There is a #2 cast in the plate nose, but no name on 
>>> the plate. It's has a Wessel, Nickel & Gross action, the nose of the 
>>> case is squared and the piano shifts (una corda) to the left. Bass & 
>>> tenor has agraffes.
>>>
>>
>> <Stringing 006.jpg>
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