<!doctype html public "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <html><head><style type="text/css"></style><title>Re: [Files] Queen Victorias piano?</title></head><body> <div>At 9:51 am -0500 4/1/07, Erwinspiano@aol.com wrote:</div> <div><br></div> <blockquote type="cite" cite>...  </blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite><br></blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite>It's maker, John Brinsmead & Son from about 1850 in London, had some interesting ideas about sound boards. It's straight strung with the grain orientation running an odd direction to the bridge. The rib layout is rather conventional with interesting  rib connecting device.  Also not shown  on the top side of board in the bass corner is  the sound board cutoff, but floating & held down in some kind of attempt to allow for screw tension to adjust the crown of the board.</blockquote> <div><br></div> <div>I have an inlaid Brinsmead upright at home with the same arrangement.  I'll post some pictures.  The case also exquisite.</div> <div><br></div> <div align="center"><img src="cid:p06240623c1c49e698171@[10.0.0.1].1.0"></div> <div><br></div> <blockquote type="cite" cite>   The Royal crest used by the Queen is located in the treble side of the case where the Modern folks put there decals.  It's being researched as to it's authenticity but from what I understand one doesn't use the royal crest without permission of the Royals or it's .......auff weeth ees Ed.</blockquote> <div><br></div> <div>Brinsmead did have the Royal warrant at the time.  So did Broadwood and some others.  The monograph on the fall looks like VWR, which is presumably the initials of the owner, not Victoria W. Regina! Here is the monograph from a typical old "pillar box"</div> <div align="center"><img src="cid:p06240623c1c49e698171@[10.0.0.1].1.1"></div> <div><br></div> <blockquote type="cite" cite>...Oddly The plate has a screw stringer type arrangement with the pins sticking uot the direction towards the player.  It is reported to have been easy to tune....we'll see</blockquote> <div><br></div> <div>I've got another run-of-the-mill vertical from about 1905 with this arrangement that I bought simply as a curiosity -- it has no musical virtues.  When I get out to the store I'll take some photos of the set-up.  Since the parts are presumably the same as used on the grand and I have no intention of rebuilding the thing, let me know if you need spares.</div> <div><br></div> <div>JD</div> <div><br></div> <div> </div> </body> </html>