<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" = xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" = xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" = xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=ProgId content=Word.Document> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 11"> <link rel=File-List href="cid:filelist.xml@01C5CFF2.32B64B10"> <link rel=Edit-Time-Data href="cid:editdata.mso"> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" = name="State"/> <o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"/> <o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"/>  <style>  </style>  </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=blue style='tab-interval:.5in'> <div class=Section1> Wanamaker do what?<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (sorry)<o:p></o:p>= <o:p> </o:p> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </div> From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of David Ilvedson Sent: Thursday, October = 13, 2005 11:51 AM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: RE: Bass bridge = cracks and piano age<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> Wanamaker sounds like a would be piano = builder...;-]<o:p></o:p> David Ilvedson, RPT <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Pacifica</st1:City>, = <st1:State = w:st="on">California</st1:State></st1:place><o:p></o:p></= p> <div style='border:none;border-left:solid black 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in = 0in 4.0pt'> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center> </div> Original = message From: "Debra Feiger" <DEBRA_FEIGER@YAHOO.COM>To: pianotech@ptg.org Received: 10/13/2005 1:54:13 AM Subject: Bass bridge cracks and piano age<o:p></o:p> I am new to this list and thank you in advance for your = replies.  I have a new client with an old John Wanamaker grand piano.  It was her childhood piano and her mother recently passed away.  She = does not have the money to restore the piano but would like to keep it and = play it for sentimental reasons.   The pins were loose = in some sections, many of the bass strings had no tone and, with a flashlight in = the poorly lit room, I saw a number of cracks on the bass = bridge.  The bridge pins did not appear to be loose. I am able to give the client = her options in terms of the action work needed, the choices for = repairing/replacing the pin block, stringing options, regulation choices.  I need help = with the options and prices for repairing/replacing the bass bridge and = perhaps the treble bridge and the other parallel work necessary as a result.   Also, I was trying to find the exact age! from = the serial number 24745, but could only find that John Wanamaker was affiliated with Schomacker Piano Co.  There was no info on = serial #'s for this company. If the serial #'s are under the same system as the Schomacker Piano Co. (which I would think they are) then the piano dates somewhere betwee 1885 and 1890.  The client thought it = was more like 1930s.  Any ideas from this list? =  <o:p></o:p> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=1 width="100%" align=center> </div> <a href="http://pa.yahoo.com/*http:/us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=36035/*http:/mus= ic.yahoo.com/unlimited/">Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. Try it free.</a> = <o:p></o:p> </div> </div> </body> </html>