>Dear List: >It *does* have an exquisite case, and I'm guessing it was a very late model >"cottage piano" (is there a more proper name for these?). As far as I know, they were just "cottage" pianos. >There's lots of lost motion to regulate away, but the parts seem fairly good. Is it a rocker type adjustment or simply a screw under a piece of felt? I'd check for signs of it having previously been dismantled to be certain that the keybed is sitting where it should be. >Were cottage piano's tuning pins *ever* tight enough to hold a tuning? Likely not. Those Englishmen used T-hammers and had very strong wrists. >Were they designed for a very low (like a half tone flat of A440?) pitch standard? I say "yes". It won't come anywhere near A440. >-- This one is about 150 cents flat, and wildly out of tune. >While alot of CA might make the pinblock tight enough for a major pitchraise, >I'm dubious about the frame and strings' ability to handle it. You should be!! >Advice from birdcage rasslers appreciated. > >Patrick Draine All I can say it "good luck". At least now we all know that things are slow in Boston. John Lillico
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