<!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 6.00.6000.16414" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><SPAN class=265141722-02052007><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2>You know, I think I just tuned a Foster grand from the '20s that said "Bell Metal Frame".  I remember chuckling about that.  I'll go back and check (it's not far from here), but it might be a few days.  The only distinguishing thing about this one was that it has a square nose.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=265141722-02052007><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=265141722-02052007><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2>Annie Grieshop</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Tom Sivak<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, May 02, 2007 2:19 PM<BR><B>To:</B> pianotech<BR><B>Subject:</B> manufacturer's name?<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV>List</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Can anyone determine the manufacturer of a grand piano with the following written on the plate? </DIV> <DIV><BR><FONT face=Georgia>Cupola Construction </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Georgia>Bell Metal Frame </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Georgia>Capo D'Astro Bridge</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Georgia></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Georgia>I know I've seen "Bell Metal Frame" on a piano recently...was it a Starck... ?  Can't remember...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Georgia></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Georgia> The piano is believed to be from the 20s, and has been painted white, so no fallboard decal to help me.  It's a small grand, with no distinguishing features </FONT><FONT face=Georgia>(that I could see in a photo)<BR></DIV></FONT> <DIV><FONT face=Georgia>Any ideas?<BR><BR>Thanks,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Georgia>Tom Sivak</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Georgia>Chicago</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Georgia></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Georgia></FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>