I have a Merrifield from Illinois that is 57 inches tall and has a lost motion compensator! Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin E. Ramsey" <ramsey@extremezone.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 8:35 AM Subject: Re: Pitch Raise Experiment > > ----- 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. >
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