<!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 5.50.4522.1800" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; FONT: 10pt = verdana; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none" bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>HA! Ah, yes, the GRAND console. One of = the few that can make a beat-up 1970 Aeolian spinet shine. No, no, it is nothing like = that at all. It looks like a smallish regular square grand to the untrained eye. = Very nice cases with hi quality veneers. The strings ARE horizontal. = But, it looks like someone just laid a spinet plate into a square = grand.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>This piano is fundamentally different = from a square grand. The square grand has the hammers along the back side of the = piano. The keys run the full width of the piano (from the front where you press the = key all the way to the rear of the piano where they active a somewhat primitive = action (single escapement). The Spinet Grand, whereas it looks much = like a square grand - from outward appearances only - is actually much like a = regular modern grand piano except that it is REAL short, and the bass hammers = scoot down along the left side of the case - the tenor and treble hammers are along = the front of the piano, much like a modern grand. The action is a slightly = modified modern double repetition action. Truely a buzzzzaaarr piano. Blew me = away the first time I saw one. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>And that's all I got to say 'bout that! = Fire away with any more questions!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <DIV> <SPAN id=__#Ath#SignaturePos__></SPAN> </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=pianomitch@hotmail.com = href="mailto:pianomitch@hotmail.com">Mitch Ruth</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> Tuesday, July 03, 2001 = 9:16 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Spinet Grand for = Sale</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>I'm not interested in buying, but I would like a description of = this one.  Is it anything like the "'Grand' Console" (that was = actually a spinet) that I tuned a few weeks ago?  Probably not, I hope. = <g></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Mitch Ruth</DIV> <DIV>DeMossville, KY</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE 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; COLOR: = black"><B>From:</B> Farrell</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, July 03, 2001 = 8:46 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>To:</B> <A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Subject:</B> Spinet Grand for = Sale</DIV> <DIV> </DIV>Anyone interested in a Mathushek Spinet Grand? I am = awaiting further details<BR>from the owner, but I saw it the other = day in the local paper. It appears to<BR>be in decent original condition. = Just thought I would post this because you<BR>don't see too many of these = - kind of an odd duck.<BR><BR>Terry Farrell<BR><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR = clear=all> <HR> Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : <A href="http://explorer.msn.com">http://explorer.msn.com</A><BR> <P></P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>