<!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 6.00.6000.16640" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY style="WORD-WRAP: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space" bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have on record an Ernst Kaps with the same underdamper system with serial number 3005 as 1873. The serial number should be ink stamped on the frame, but yours appears to have been resprayed.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="cid:001401c8d7d9$0d412f70$0100007f@Aspire" align=baseline border=0></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>Curious looking tuning pin coils you have here.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>AF</FONT></STRONG></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=kswafford@gmail.com href="">Ronald Ochs</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=files@ptg.org href="">files@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, June 26, 2008 5:01 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Ernst Kaps grand</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><SPAN class=Apple-style-span style="WORD-SPACING: 0px; FONT: 12px Helvetica; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); TEXT-INDENT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: normal; LETTER-SPACING: normal; BORDER-COLLAPSE: separate; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0"> <DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif"> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Hi Everyone,<BR> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif"> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif"> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><BR>For the past few years I have been servicing an Ernst Kaps grand 6' 11". It has seen better days and is in need of some serious attention. The owner would like a specific manufacture date, and I have not been able to successfully locate a serial #.  The keyboard span is 85 keys. It has an exposed veneered pinblock. Dampers push up against the strings from below. Attached are a few photos. Any insights or guesses to an approximate date would be wonderful. Also, any other comments regarding this particular make.<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR><BR>Thanks.<BR><BR>Ron Ochs<BR><BR><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Masterwork Pianos</SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><A href="">ron@masterworkpianos.com</A></SPAN><BR>(541) 273-1663</SPAN></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif">Photos at the following page: (On the linked page, skip the link that ends in .html and go to the 3 links that end in .jpe)</DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif"><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></STRONG><BR></DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif"><SPAN class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px"><A href="">http://tinyurl.com/44opap</A></SPAN></DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif"><BR></DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif"><A href="">https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/files/2008-June/000305.html</A></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></SPAN></FONT></STRONG></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=kswafford@gmail.com href="mailto:kswafford@gmail.com">Ronald Ochs</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=files@ptg.org href="mailto:files@ptg.org">files@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, June 26, 2008 5:01 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Ernst Kaps grand</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><SPAN class=Apple-style-span style="WORD-SPACING: 0px; FONT: 12px Helvetica; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); TEXT-INDENT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: normal; LETTER-SPACING: normal; BORDER-COLLAPSE: separate; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0"> <DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif"> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Hi Everyone,<BR> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif"> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif"> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><BR>For the past few years I have been servicing an Ernst Kaps grand 6' 11". It has seen better days and is in need of some serious attention. The owner would like a specific manufacture date, and I have not been able to successfully locate a serial #.  The keyboard span is 85 keys. It has an exposed veneered pinblock. Dampers push up against the strings from below. Attached are a few photos. Any insights or guesses to an approximate date would be wonderful. Also, any other comments regarding this particular make.<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR><BR>Thanks.<BR><BR>Ron Ochs<BR><BR><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Masterwork Pianos</SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><A href="mailto:ron@masterworkpianos.com">ron@masterworkpianos.com</A></SPAN><BR>(541) 273-1663</SPAN></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif">Photos at the following page: (On the linked page, skip the link that ends in .html and go to the 3 links that end in .jpe)</DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif"><BR></DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif"><SPAN class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px"><A href="http://tinyurl.com/44opap">http://tinyurl.com/44opap</A></SPAN></DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif"><BR></DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif"><A href="https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/files/2008-June/000305.html">https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/files/2008-June/000305.html</A></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></SPAN></BODY></HTML>