<div>Julia</div> <div> </div> <div>These are referred to to as coffin case pianos. Winter had to do something to get people to buy their pianos, so they made pretty and unusual cases, hoping no one would notice what was actually inside.  <br> <br> Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT<br> Piano Tuner/Technician<br> Honolulu, HI<br> Author of <br> The Business of Piano Tuning<br> available from Potter Press<br> www.pianotuning.com</div> <br> <br> -----Original Message-----<br> From: KeyKat88@aol.com<br> To: pianotech@ptg.org<br> Sent: Wed, 26 Mar 2008 3:41 am<br> Subject: Winter Spinet with plastic damper flanges <br> <br> <div id=AOLMsgPart_2_bfae5282-aaba-422a-b1cd-c3acd726d340> <div>Greetings,</div> <div> </div> <div>           Has anyone ever seen a particular type of Winter spinet that closes up just like a square grand? All closed up,  it looks like a buffet table or some cabinet. I never seen one of these. Are they common? The thing has plastic damper flanges, yet all other parts are wood. Also the shape of the scale is very interesting as the bass scale is <EM>curved</EM>. </div> <div> </div> <div>Julia</div> <div>Reading. PA</div> <br> <br> <br> <div><FONT style="FONT: 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF; COLOR: black"> <HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px"> Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. <A title=http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15?ncid=aolhom00030000000001 href="http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15?ncid=aolhom00030000000001" target=_blank>Watch the video on AOL Home</A>.</FONT></div> </div> <div id='u8CA5D7A12E22C53-13A0-1B07' class='aol_ad_footer'><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">Planning your summer road trip? Check out <A title="http://travel.aol.com/travel-guide/united-states?ncid=aoltrv00030000000015" href="http://travel.aol.com/travel-guide/united-states?ncid=aoltrv00030000000015" target="_blank">AOL Travel Guides</A>.</FONT> </div>