<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><SPAN class=984180312-03062004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2>It would make a good one. The case is in good shape - ornate, and quite = nice. The action is similar to a modern Yamaha in that the center pins are held in = place by a butt plate. Somewhere around here, I've got my notes for the piano = if anyone's interested.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=984180312-03062004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=984180312-03062004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2>Yeah, I thought about getting it for myself, but then it would sit in the shop = for the next couple of decades. :-)</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=984180312-03062004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=984180312-03062004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2>John Formsma</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px = solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> = pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]<B>On Behalf Of</B> = Farrell<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, June 03, 2004 4:29 AM<BR><B>To:</B> = Pianotech<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: A Genuine Upright Grand<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Miller made some awesome pianos back = then. I know their grands were well built - I can only imagine the uprights were = massive pianos also. Someone in your area should jump on such a piano - = have Del redesign it - make a killer upright out of it!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=john@formsmapiano.com = href="mailto:john@formsmapiano.com">John Formsma</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, June 02, = 2004 10:04 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: A Genuine = Upright Grand</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=15370302-03062004><FONT face=Arial = color=#0000ff size=2>I looked at a similarly massive Henry F. Miller upright from around = that era. It needs everything - if anyone's interested, the owner would = probably like to be rid of it.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=15370302-03062004><FONT face=Arial = color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=15370302-03062004><FONT face=Arial = color=#0000ff size=2>John Formsma</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff = 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> <A = href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</A> [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]<B>On Behalf Of</B> Cy Shuster<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, June 02, 2004 8:46 = PM<BR><B>To:</B> Pianotech<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: A Genuine Upright Grand<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>That's cool!  We had an 1890 Steinway = upright in the shop that looked like that: massive laminated rim on the soundboard.  On closer inspection, it was just a cutoff bar; = it didn't go all the way around.  It was on the opposite side = from your picture: on the top of the treble side.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>--Cy Shuster--</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Bluefield, WV</FONT></DIV> = <DIV> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>