Bush & Gerts

[Ed Carwithen]

Worked on a Bush and Gerts, 1896 year, according to the Piano Atlas.
Beautiful cabinet, but what was inside was pretty much beyond useful life.
HOWEVER, there were several extra sets of strings.  1 Bass String below A0,
a tri-chord above the treble break, and another tri chord further up.
There were no hammers, no keys, no action of any kind for these strings,
and no room to add any.  The strings had been muted off with rubber wedges.

Why?


Ed Carwithen
John Day, OR