Bechstein Date

[John Ross]

Thank you, Stephane.

John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia.
jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stéphane Collin" <collin.s@skynet.be>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 11:44 AM
Subject: Re: Bechstein Date


> Hi John.
>
> Sorry for my english, which is less than perfect.
> How would you call a rim made not of one continuous bended multi-layer
piece
> of wood (as in modern pianos), but one made in three parts, making an
angle
> at each junction ?
> I understood that Terry calls a chine that junction making an angle
between
> two adjascent parts of the rim.
> Some Bechstein pianos, from after 1900 or so, have two of them, and the
> older ones have three of them.  The modern Bechstein piano has none.
>
> Regards,
>
> Stéphane Collin.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Ross" <jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 3:24 PM
> Subject: Re: Bechstein Date
>
>
> > What is a chine? I looked in Merle Mason's book of Piano Parts and Their
> > Functions, and can't see it mentioned. Also what is a fishtail case?
> > Thank you.
> > Regards,
> > John M. Ross
> > Windsor, Nova Scotia.
> > jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Stéphane Collin" <collin.s@skynet.be>
> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 5:07 AM
> > Subject: Re: Bechstein Date
> >
> >
> > > Hello Terry,
> > >
> >  also I have never seen a model A with the fishtail (case with three
> > > chines)), all with Schwander pilot action
> >
> >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
> > > To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > > Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 3:02 AM
> > > Subject: Re: Bechstein Date
> > >
> > snip
> >  Langer action.
> > > About 180 cm. Model A1. Half the tail is rounded, but has a chine at
the
> > > back end of the straight side, and another chine at the end of the
high
> > > treble bridge.
> > snip
> > > >
> > > > Terry Farrell
> >
> >
> >
>
>