Last weekend I saw perhaps the very staunchest old upright ever---an 1898 Behr,ebony, probably 57" high, with a "Roll-Top" forehead to let the sound out, a secret compartment under the lid for--whatever Victorians hid, I guess. Fretwork front panels with purple silk behind, and an ADJUSTABLE keydip mechanism, actuated from beneath the keybed with a tuning hammer! WOW! What a beast! My back hurt just looking at it. Perfect bridges and sound board, Restrung, not too badly, and rock maple back posts,5"x5" sqaure, that ran in both orientations, forming a gridwork! Probably 700 pounds worth of piano, I'd guess! For sale, reasonably priced, if anyone's interested. Thump __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com
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