Well, Mike, welcome to the world of Kronic Backache. I do have to say, in their defense, they tried to make a good piano. Unfortunately they had too much time on their hands and usually found the most difficult way imaginable to make it work. I think they were paid by the hour because they didn't care how long it took them to make the piano, or service it for that matter. They were nice sounding pianos and usually had magnificent cases. Still, they are a royal pain in the backside to service, parts are no longer available, the plates tend to break, the actions are weird, the pedal system is off the wall. Newton > This may not be new to anyone, but it was a first for me. This is a 1908 > Kranich & Bach. The first thing I noticed was the plate design. There > were no agraffes, The strings passed through the plate. The plate in the > capo area was a little thicker than usual. The strings had individual
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