This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment square pianoHello. I am familiar with this exact model piano. I service = two of them, and have done extensive work to one of them. Both mine were = manufactured in the 1930s also. The design of the spinet grand is very, = very different from the square grands of the 19th Century. The spinet = grand is actually basically the same as a normal modern grand, but only = kinda bent and angled and squished. The 19th Centruy square grand was = fundamentally different in almost every way, except that the strings = were horizontal. What else can I tell you. I'm happy to provide whatever info I can. I = just tuned one of them today! Terry Farrell Piano Tuning & Service Tampa, Florida mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com (813) 684-3505 =20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Roy Ulrich=20 To: Joseph Sophy=20 Cc: Pianotech=20 Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 11:03 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 ----- Original Message -----=20 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 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/c2/4a/20/a2/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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