square piano

[Robert Moffatt]

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square piano
The Chinook Keyboard Museum, in Calgary, has a Mathushek "Square" Grand =
on display. It was built in the 1930's. Not a bad piano.

Bob Moffatt
Calgary, Alberta
Canada
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Joe & Penny Goss=20
  To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
  Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 12:00 PM
  Subject: Re: square piano


  Roy,
  The piano that these people are referring to is a modern day piano and =
not related to the square grands of a century ago.
  The piano is similar in design to a small drop action spinet with a =
cabinet that when not in use and folded closed, looks like a square =
cabinet, hence its nick name.
  Joe Goss
  imatunr@srvinet.com
  www.mothergoosetools.com
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    From: Roy Ulrich=20
    To: Joseph Sophy=20
    Cc: Pianotech=20
    Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 9:03 AM
    Subject: Re: square piano


    The "square" grand ceased production in the 1880's. I'm forwarding =
your message to the prestigious "Pianotech List" for comments from =
anyone more knowledgeable than myself.

    Roy Ulrich
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      From: Joseph Sophy=20
      To: ulrich@rangenet.com=20
      Sent: Monday, August 06, 2001 8:59 PM
      Subject: square piano


      Hi,

      I found your site when I typed in "square piano" on my Earthlink =
search service.  I wondered if you might be able to shed some light on a =
puzzle of mine:  I bought a Mathushek "Spinet Grand" piano a few weeks =
ago at a local (Phoenix, AZ) piano shop, and from the serial number on =
the soundboard I was able to find out that the piano, a square, was =
manufactured in 1936--or so says Pierce's Piano Atlas.  But this seems =
strange to me, that a square piano was built in 1936.  Are you aware of =
such a thing?  I would greatly appreciate any help you might be able to =
provide in making this matter clearer.  Thanks.

      Yours sincerely,
      Joseph Sophy=20

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