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<font face="Arial">I tuned a nice Schiedmayer grand today, No 9144.
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The Musicians Piano Atlas has Schiedmayer numbers starting at
11,000 in 1880, so this one must be from the 1870s. <br>
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I was intrigued to see an elegant duplex scaling, and more so to
note that the little duplex bearing "plinths" (what's the proper
name folks?) are made of WOOD! The piano was re-strung and
hammers re-covered 30 years ago, but these appear to be original.
Would they be ebony, or lignum vitae?<br>
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Best regards,<br>
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David.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.davidboyce.co.uk">www.davidboyce.co.uk</a><br>
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