<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=windows-1252"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1141" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>Hi guys - I lost the thread on this topic but if you're still = looking for giraffe photos....</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Just did a quick search for "giraffe piano photo" and came up with = an interesting site @ <A href="http://www.concertpitchpiano.com">www.concertpitchpiano.com</A> = - which has photos of the outside and action of a Stein giraffe.  I found navigation a bit confusing, but the photos <U>are</U> there in their = "Virtual Piano Museum" along with some other interesting ones.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I could only find photos of the full back type.  The Museum of = the American Piano in NYC has an open back giraffe which has a gilded bass = end post similar to that of a harp and there is no soundboard above keyboard = level leaving the strings completely exposed to vibrate only the aid of the = harp-style "soundpost" (or whatever it may be called.)  Unfortunately, the = Museum's site has no photos, unless I couldn't find them.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Bruce Greig</DIV></BODY></HTML>