Pitch Raise Experiment

[Kevin E. Ramsey]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephen Airy" <stephen_airy@yahoo.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 9:09 PM
Subject: Re: Pitch Raise Experiment


> an old upright at least 58" to 60" tall and at least
> 66" wide, with a 26 or 25 note bass, no wound strings
> on long bridge, an ornate case, ivory keys, lost
> motion compensator, etc... (one that if it was being
> manufactured today would make someone who was on a
> tight budget look at a Steinway D instead)
>

    You really want a piano which has an extra 9 or 10 inches of case on
either side of the keyboard? I thought space was a consideration. I don't
recall ever running into an upright that was over about 54" inches tall,
either.