<!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 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>YIKES! I think that I have heard of some pianos = that had up-side-down soundboards, i.e. strung on the bottom side. Can I assume = this is one? Wow, very intersting. Appears that the board is ribbed much like a = square 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 = know 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 = octaves 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>> c. 1845 Henri Herz and thought I should share it...<BR>> <BR>> = </FONT><A 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 regulating this weird<BR>> cross between a Pape, a Stodart compensator and a<BR>> Wornum?<BR>> <BR>> Alexander</FONT></BODY></HTML>