Square grand Tunings

[Andrew & Rebeca Anderson]

I've told him that before I can be of any assistance I need to know who did 
the restoration, what was done, and the serial number.  It is a Brown & 
Allen.  I don't claim to have any particular knowledge regarding 
comparative square grands and I have no idea where that name ranks it in 
the "pantheon."  They liked the sound enough at one time to want to restore 
it.  I remember helping to bring it into the house after the 
restoration.  I sat down and played a little on it, shook my head and went 
over to the Kimball studio piano and finished playing the piece.
They complained that the piano didn't sound as good after the 
restoration.  Said something about the sound-board having lost its 
crown.  I suspect that a 100 cent plus pitch-raise might do that to an old 
sound-board.  I'm not clear if it, the soundboard, was replaced or 
refurbished.  I haven't seen it since becoming educated and dangerous.  ;-)
As to value, I believe there are people out there much more qualified to 
comment.  I might should refuse to house it indefinitely, but having 
another piano to play with is tempting....

Andrew

At 10:53 PM 3/14/2004 -0400, you wrote:
>Just as a matter of interest, Andrew.
>Who was the manufacturer, and have you, ever heard of anyone getting $30K?
>Is it unique?
>Regards,
>John M. Ross
>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
>jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Andrew & Rebeca Anderson" <anrebe@zianet.com>
>To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2004 10:35 PM
>Subject: Re: Square grand Tunings
>
>
> > Thanks John,
> > I know him pretty well as he's my uncle.  I was kidding him about the
> > creative marketing and he knew it.  He had a belly-up restoration done on
> > it.  It was restrung with "special piano wire ordered from England" to
> > match the piano.  He was advised by the restorer that it had this value.
>I
> > told him the joke that a piano tuner up in British Columbia had told a
> > would be client, "Let's take it out on the ferry and heave it
> > overboard."  he kept the client amazingly enough, bought a real piano.  It
> > will probably be housed in my home indefinitely until someone can be found
> > who really, really, wants a square grand.  ;-)
> >
> > Andrew
> > At 06:36 PM 3/14/2004 -0400, you wrote:
> > >Hi Andrew,
> > >Be sure and let him down lightly.
> > >I suppose 30G means 30K?
> > >Or am I wrong as usual, thinking in electronic terms.
> > >Anyway, if , and I doubt, it is worth 30K, or anywhere near. I must go
>and
> > >collect some, that people, can't even get tuned in this area.
> > >I used to do them, but my back can't take it any longer. Well it can, but
>I
> > >don't like the pain.
> > >It is almost unethical to do the work, without him knowing, the actual
> > >worth. Isn't it?
> > >Regards,
> > >John M. Ross
> > >Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
> > >jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Andrew & Rebeca Anderson" <anrebe@zianet.com>
> > >To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > >Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2004 5:52 PM
> > >Subject: Re: Square grand Tunings
> > >
> > >
> > > > Joe,
> > > > You're probably right, but this will require three tunings before it
>is
> > > > stable, I think.  The current owner doesn't play and just wants it
>back up
> > > > where it should be and is a little adventurous to boot.  (He wants to
>sell
> > > > it too, he thinks it should be worth 30Gs, he wanted my advice--backup
>on
> > > > that and I suggested that a little creative marketing and the "right"
> > > > customer might get him near there.)  I've wanted to try meantone and
>it
> > > > seems like the perfect guinea pig. ;-)
> > > >
> > > > Andrew
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > At 10:45 AM 3/14/2004 -0800, you wrote:
> > > > >Andrew said: "I'm expecting to tune a square grand that hasn't
> > > > >been tuned since it was re-strung (Brown & Allen, ten years ago) in
> > > > >modified meantone."
> > > > >
> > > > >Andrew,
> > > > >I'd suggest Broadwoods Best for these thingees. The inharmonicity,
>(or
> > > > >balance of, therein),
> > > > >would make a "modified meantone" be a bit too raucous for the average
> > >ear,
> > > > >IMHO. (They sound way too raucous in most temperaments, anyway.<G>)
> > > > >Best Regards,
> > > > >Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon)
> > > > >Captain, Tool Police
> > > > >Squares Are I
> > > > >
> > > > >
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