<div>Terry and all,</div> <div> </div> <div>You have a Julius Bauer.  He ribbed his boards on both sides with significantly thinner ribs than would be used if only on one side. I think the net result was still more total rib thickness than normal.  It has been a while since I have rebuilt one of these things so my memory is getting a little sketchy.  I don't remember there being any significant crown problems, though one had a lot of cracks....not fun.  There are no supporting wood struts, everything is held by the plate ie. Astin Weight. They called it a floating plate. I can usually move a S&S B harp around without any problems, but the plate in the 6' Bauer was a totally different matter all together. The flange along the rim can go for 6 inches if I remember correctly.  Bauer was something of an experimenter connected with a Wurlitzer plant in Chicago (I think) before he went off on his own.  </div> <div> </div> <div>These are not bad pianos perse, but I remember the actions be very problematic... significant leverage issues.  But that was when I knew a whole lot less about such matters than now.<br><br> </div> <div><span class="gmail_quote">On 8/25/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Farrell</b> <<a href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com</a>> wrote:</span> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"> <div bgcolor="#ffffff"> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Just for fun. I was perusing through some old pictures on my computer and ran across these.</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">I suspect some/many folks have never seen a piano from this manufacturer. Anyone care to guess who is the manufacturer? Dale Erwin is not allowed to guess ('cause I know you know)!</font> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Quite a plate! And regarding the other thing - it is not an optical illusion!</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div><img alt="" hspace="0" src="cid:000501c7e74b$709d02d0$0201a8c0@DESKTOP" align="baseline" border="0"></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div><img alt="" hspace="0" src="cid:000601c7e74b$70a407b0$0201a8c0@DESKTOP" align="baseline" border="0"></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Terry Farrell<br>Farrell Piano</font></div> <div> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.farrellpiano.com/" target="_blank">www.farrellpiano.com</a><br><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:terry@farrellpiano.com" target="_blank"> terry@farrellpiano.com</a></font></div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Andrew Remillard<br>ANRPiano.com<br>5008 Fairview Ave<br>Downers Grove, IL  60515<br>630-852-5058