I note the high regard many have for the old Knabe uprights. I have a Rosewood 57" Knabe serial 19339 (that should make it 1879 or so.) It's been refinished decently but the inside is pretty bad. I haven't checked downbearing, crown etc but it has three bridges, wound trichords, three notes below and five notes above the bass break. A dealer had taken it in on trade and I didn't want it to get away so I bought it for $250. Although this is a bit older than what you've been talking about I assume it's in the same category. Anybody know if there is any difference? Thanks. Carl Meyer Assoc. PTG Santa Clara, California cmpiano@attbi.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "gordon stelter" <lclgcnp@yahoo.com> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2002 7:27 AM Subject: 3 gorgeous 1890's Knabe uprights for sale, unrestored. > I have available 3 of these, often called the "finest > uprights ever built". 2 are 55", the other is 50", all > have magnificent, aristoctic, very tasteful American > Victorian cases. One of the big ones and the smaller > one are rosewood. All have 3 bridges. None has had > mice. Little or no moth damage. > We had one like these, restored, next to a > vintage Steinway B. Its bass blew the Steinway's > a-way!!!. Nice, clear treble, too! > Reasonably priced. One also has a matching "piano > chair" with a rack and pinion adjustable seat!!! > True "artist's" instruments, and museum pieces as > well. Rockefellar had a Knabe, it was the official > piano of the Metropolitan opera and Robert E. Lee was > a frequenter of the Knabe home ( for all you Suth'nuhs > ) Class stuff!!!!!! > > Please respond privately for details. > Gordon Stelter > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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