Jeff wrote: >The other is a Margaret Hood reproduction of a Shubert style instrument and >has what looks to be a mixture of wound and steel strings best I can >remember. If you mean one of Margaret's 6 1/2 octave Streicher reproductions, if it has any wound strings they almost certainly weren't put on it by her. She would have supplied it with the bottom notes strung in brass as were the original Streichers of this period. Might be a good idea to check into it - give her a call, or email to get a proper stringing schedule, and retrofit it back to what it is supposed to be. You'll be happier with it. Stephen Stephen Birkett Fortepianos Authentic Reproductions of 18th and 19th Century Pianos 464 Winchester Drive Waterloo, Ontario Canada N2T 1K5 tel: 519-885-2228 mailto: sbirkett[at]real.uwaterloo.ca http://real.uwaterloo.ca/~sbirkett
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