1905 (?) 6'4" Knabe for sale, cheap ....

[gordon stelter]

--- gordon stelter <lclgcnp@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Dear list,
>     Got a  better look at this thing today. Ripple
> mahogany veneer. Lid snapped pretty cleanly along
> glue
> joint a foot and a half from tail end. ( I have an
> old
> Mason upright case to supply this veneer, if needed
> )
> Core wood: ash. Ornate plate. Two bridges. No
> visible
> splits around bridge pins! One or two cracks in
> board,
> "repaired".  Big letter "B" cast in plate, at
> "wide-type" tail end. Rim all ash. Beams 3-ply, seem
> to be maple centers, with spruce outer lams.
> Converge
> on belly rail, as in Steinway. Bass rim hollowed
> out,
> like guitar body, for resonant chamber, with 3
> wooden
> covers ( !!! )
>     No separation of rim or beam glue joints seen.
> No
> cracks in plate.
>     Legs, lyre, ornate, w/ scroll work at top, like
> "nut" on violin. Some mahogany missing there, but
> easy
> enough to replace for person with a  little carving
> skill. 
>  Estimated age: 1905
>  Location: Georgia (USA)
>  Price:$1,500. 
>  email privately if interested, or call
> (770)725-5949
>      Thump
> 
> 
> 
> 
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