<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=rol= e_document face=Verdana color=#000000 size=3> <DIV> <DIV>Alexander,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Is that the tuning pins I see on the UNDERSIDE of the pin block?  = If not, whither might they be?  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Looks like the whole thing is upside down.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Dave Stahl</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 2/8/05 4:56:58 AM Pacific Standard Time, terry@farrellpiano.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><= FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size= =2> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>YIKES! I think that I have heard of some pianos th= at had up-side-down soundboards, i.e. strung on the bottom side. Can I assume thi= s is one? Wow, very intersting. Appears that the board is ribbed much like a sq= uare grand with thin flat ribs. Also appears to have a monster bass cut-off bar= and a fish!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Any more photos? Any more details? Anyone else kno= w of any details regarding this most unusual design?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Is the date accurate? Did pianos have seven full o= ctaves in 1845?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Thanks for sharing!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><BR><FONT size=2></FONT></FONT></DIV><FONT face= =Arial size=2>> I've received some photos of a rather unusual piano, a<BR>&g= t; c. 1845 Henri Herz and thought I should share it...<BR>> <BR>> </FONT><= A title=http://www.pianosromantiques.com/herz.html href="http://www.pianosromantiques.com/herz.html"><FONT face=Arial size=2>http://www.pianosromantiques.com/herz.html</FONT></A><BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>> <BR>> Can you imagine restringing and regula= ting this weird<BR>> cross between a Pape, a Stodart compensator and a<BR>&g= t; Wornum?<BR>> <BR>> Alexander</FONT> </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>