<!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 6.00.2800.1264" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello Terry </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>You said:"Anyone ever hear of or see a = Straube Duplex Overstrung Scale from 1930? Duplex overstrung as in plain wire = angling off to the left as in most grands, but then tenor wound strings (tri-, = bi-, and monocord) more-or-less perpendicular to the belly rail strung over the = plain wires, and wound bass strings (all monocords) strung angling off to the = right, like most modern grand pianos, over the tenor section. So the strings = are arranged on three planes. Bizarre. Didn't measure the piano, but would = be surprised if it were more than 4' 6" long."</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>Sounds</STRONG> to me like what = we call a "double over-strung grand". Fairly common here in UK (we have limited = space <G>) Found in pianos by Broadwood and Ibach. The Ibach is = particularly nice sounding - believe it or not!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Michael G = (UK)</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>