---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment List I've found several design features of this relic interesting. It ha s 23 bass notes on a violin type bridge with only 5 mono chords? The bridge is very close to the rim but only on a very short apron, like 1" or so. It has 5 holes cut horizontally thru the bridge. It has only 5 double wrapped mono chords & steel wrapped strings except the first three. Note 24 the first plain wire is size 23 wire, I don't even think I own that size! This piano has agraffes thru out. with the usual woody- ness in the top but not very bad. The board is very well preserved & the sustain thru out is frankly better than most pianos I encounter. Here's the deal. The grain angle is at a very sharp angle off the belly rail 70 degrees & the ribs run at appox a 60 degree angle to the grain. The piano has 13 ribs quite wide but not real tall. The highest Note 85 is 2 1/4" long & size 13&1/2 wire. It will be interesting to measure the string lengths/wire sizes & calculate the scale tension to see what's what & also try to determine what kind of pitch level this piano was designed for. It's very close to A-440 now. The Wessel,Nickel & gross action has a rocker type assembly has a short sticker with the felted split & tightening screw that joins to the double screw rocker. What were they thinking? It'll never be serviced? & yes the shank cushions on the wippens are the W>N>&G> trademark blue felt. In spite of the oddities it appears that the action key ratios are in the ball park & the touch is really quite good with original hammers that appear to be of some normal weight range though of course on the light side. Renner has a part that fits it exactly. No.(913002) I'll try to take a picture or two so you who may be interested can see the interesting rim shape & bridge layout of this piano. Ohh The laid up rim is Massive. A truly beautiful engineering marvel with about 5 mortised to the case beams running for & aft bout ten inches tall crossing one another & 2 giving tremendous support to the bellyrail in the treble where we all agree it needs it in most modern pianos. Also has on e central beam running side to side. Original flat felts for ALL the dampers. They don't work. Duh. I'll will be interested to hear this piano with fresh strings hammers & action work even though a bit of a pain. Any one familiar with a beast like this. I wonder why they abandoned a soundboard concept that had obvious & excellent sustain characteristics. Dale ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/f0/bd/05/bf/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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