Maybe the builder was lisdexic. J -----Original Message----- From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Dorothy Bell Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 11:32 AM To: caut at ptg.org Subject: Re: [CAUT] No name grand puzzler I tune a "Stroud" grand that shifts to the left, sn 112291, mfg 1937. It looks and behaves like an Aeolian except for this quirk, and Pierce says it _is_ an Aeolian. Why it is unconventional enough to shift to the left, I cannot tell you. (Patrick Draine told me that it was probably a marketing gimmick -- new and different!) I'm betting your stencil piano is from the same people. Best wishes, Dorrie Bell Bell's Piano Service Boston, MA_ > [Original Message] > From: Dempsey Jr., Paul E <dempsey at marshall.edu> > To: pianotech at ptg.org <pianotech at ptg.org> > Cc: caut at ptg.org <caut at ptg.org> > Date: 1/12/2011 11:52:53 AM > Subject: [CAUT] No name grand puzzler > > Lists, > > Yesterday I hade the occasion to tune a little grand piano that had no identification as to the maker. Anywhere. > > The piano has been refinished, so no name on the fall board. Nothing cast into the plate. No serial number. > > I'm thinking a stencil piano. > > The only oddity is that the action shifts to the left. > > Any ideas who made grands that the action shifts to the left? > > BTW, the beast was 145 cents flat. > > > > Paul E. Dempsey, RPT > Piano Technician Sr. > Marshall University > Huntington, WV > 304-696-5418 > 304-617-1149 >
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