<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.19120"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Lance,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Could be a stencil piano. After awhile you can spot some clues. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Wurlie type fallboards, </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Metal screw on name plates above the tuning pins</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Aeolian : stickers on the top of the block "Made in America </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>by American craftsmen"</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Everett, Story and Clark,  and others made stencil pianos and if you ain't seen the name before it's likely a stencil</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Look for a casting date on the plate near the pedals usually next to the name Kelly or Wickham , or a penciled date on the # 1 key or if you are unfortunate and have to remove the action</FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>there is sometimes a date penciled on the end of the action rail</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Tom D.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" dir=ltr> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=88man@netscape.com href="mailto:88man@netscape.com">88man@netscape.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, August 17, 2011 6:13 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [pianotech] Werlein's spinet</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <DIV>Had a chance to work on a Werlein's spinet today. Tuned up ok and sounded quite good. Didnt take time to get serial #...regretfully. Would appreciate any  info on this piano. Pierce Atlas didnt have much. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thanks,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Lance Chauvin        Baton Rouge, La</DIV><BR> <BR> <HR> Netscape.  Just the Net You Need.</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>