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<font face="Arial">Hi Matthew,<br>
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That piano looks to be about 1870s. Probably what was called a
"cottage piano", made down to a price for the domestic parlor.
Small workshops in England churned out thousands like this, and
they weren't very good even when brand new. The name on it, James
Curle, will probably be the retailer's name. As you can see,
although it claims "trichord treble" it's bichords well up into
the treble! Variations you may find in the action are: continuous
centre wires instead of centre pins, and vellum hinges instead of
pinned flanges.<br>
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The thing that does set this one apart, is the state of
preservation of the case, and the exceptionally beautiful fretwork
top door. It's a real pain to do any action work if it has the
continuous wire centres. If it has vellum hinges, John Delacour
has a great technical article on his website about replacing
these.<br>
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Have you tried the piano? What sort of state is it in? What is the
customer wanting/expecting?<br>
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Best regards,<br>
<br>
David.<br>
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