Happy Thanksgiving, Everyone! Thank you Joe, Norman,Jack, Dave and Thumpe. You were right, it's a 1914 reproducer (but the reproducer has been replaced with a Piano Disc system.) The owner says the finish is olive wood(?) This is the same owner that has the bar-less Broadwood grand. I'm used to tuning pianos of this vintage at A435. I didn't think the frames were up to the resultant tension when tuned around A440. The owner would like them tuned to A440 for the Piano Disc system background music will be in tune. He's installed the PD system on the Broadwood grand I mentioned and 2 Broadwood cottage uprights (yes, David, with overdampers) and I've resisted tuning all these instruments at anything more than A435. Am I wrong? Is there no danger? Laura Olsen,RPT 847-277-0778 www.ajoyfulsoundinc.com On Nov 21, 2012, at 9:27 PM, JWyatt1492 at aol.com wrote: > Hello Laura, > > It was called " Coffin Corner" Chickering used this style > more than anyone else. Their Scale 109 A-B-C were very > popular. Later they left this style, rounded off the corner and > changed the scale number the 116. These pianos were very > large and wide. > > Both the Fisher and Steck built similar styles to this Knabe. > Most were players but not all. > > Jack > > > > > > > > > > In a message dated 11/21/2012 11:57:45 A.M. Central Standard Time, ajoyfulsound at gmail.com writes: > So, was this called a "coffin tail"? > > I' guessing I shouldn't to this to A440. Can't find a serial number...yet. Art case 304 written on the plate. > > > <photo.JPG> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20121122/709976de/attachment.htm>
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