<font color='black' size='2' face='Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif'> <div><br> David</div> <div> </div> <div>I rebuilt a turn of the century Decker about 30 years ago. The piano turned out OK, except that because the pin block was mortised into the sides, I didn't replace it. Instead, I epoxied the block. <br> It was a massive instrument, with a big tone. </div> <div> </div> <div>Wim</div> <div style="CLEAR: both"> <div> </div> </div> <br> <br> <div style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">-----Original Message-----<br> From: David Love <davidlovepianos@comcast.net><br> To: pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org><br> Sent: Thu, Apr 19, 2012 3:04 am<br> Subject: [pianotech] 1884 Decker 7' piano<br> <br> <div id=AOLMsgPart_2_c97d1ff8-5686-4bce-858c-9d6444d10902> <STYLE>#AOLMsgPart_2_c97d1ff8-5686-4bce-858c-9d6444d10902 td{color: black;} @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} #AOLMsgPart_2_c97d1ff8-5686-4bce-858c-9d6444d10902 p.MsoNormal,#AOLMsgPart_2_c97d1ff8-5686-4bce-858c-9d6444d10902 li.MsoNormal,#AOLMsgPart_2_c97d1ff8-5686-4bce-858c-9d6444d10902 div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";} #AOLMsgPart_2_c97d1ff8-5686-4bce-858c-9d6444d10902 a:link,#AOLMsgPart_2_c97d1ff8-5686-4bce-858c-9d6444d10902 span.MsoHyperlink {mso-style-priority:99; color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} #AOLMsgPart_2_c97d1ff8-5686-4bce-858c-9d6444d10902 a:visited,#AOLMsgPart_2_c97d1ff8-5686-4bce-858c-9d6444d10902 span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {mso-style-priority:99; color:purple; text-decoration:underline;} #AOLMsgPart_2_c97d1ff8-5686-4bce-858c-9d6444d10902 span.EmailStyle17 {mso-style-type:personal-reply; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D;} #AOLMsgPart_2_c97d1ff8-5686-4bce-858c-9d6444d10902 .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only;} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;} #AOLMsgPart_2_c97d1ff8-5686-4bce-858c-9d6444d10902 div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} </STYLE> <div class=WordSection1> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Attached are some photos of a Decker c1884 7’piano.  Does anyone know anything about the construction of these pianos at this time?  It appears that similar in construction to the premodern Steinways in that the open pinblock is a massive beam that’s mortised into the case with the plate terminating up against it.  The piano is for sale, price undetermined, in case anyone is interested.  It’s not in my immediate vicinity (60 miles from SF) so I have not seen it in person.  </SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">David Love</SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><A href="http://www.davidlovepianos.com/" target=_blank>www.davidlovepianos.com</A></SPAN></div> </div> </div> </div> </font>