Stecks of the late 60's and later had heavy plates, flanged and no backposts, called the RT series Jim James Grebe Piano-Forte Tuning & Repair Creator of Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups, piano benches, writing instruments (314) 608-4137 WWW.JamesGrebe.com 1526 Raspberry Lane Arnold, MO 63010 BECOME WHAT YOU BELIEVE! pianoman@accessus.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "gordon stelter" <lclgcnp@yahoo.com> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 12:07 PM Subject: Re: unusual upright pics -- J. Bauer >I have seen an old Steck with a massive plate and no > backposts. Harvey Roehl, publisher of Reblitz's books, > had a Bauer Welte grand with similar construction. > > G > > > --- "Lesher, Trent J." <tlesher@sachnoff.com> wrote: > >> Hi Joe, >> >> >From an ealier post I think these are pictures of a >> J. Bauer upright that may have been made around the >> 1920's. But your comments interest me because I am >> just beginning to learn about some of the varieties >> of piano designs that have been out there even since >> the later 1800's. What struck me about your >> comments was that the design looked to you pretty >> normal for a Chickering or Geo. Steck -- did they or >> other makers have ribs on the string side of the >> soundboard (or on both sides, like the J. Bauer) >> and/or a bass bridge raised up on, and connected >> only to the SB through, dowels (or in this case to >> the apron and then the SB)? >> >> I don't think you can tell from the pictures and I'm >> not too clear on it yet, but I think the J. Bauer >> also had a deep plate rim that would take over the >> role of the wood inner rim if this were a grand. >> >> Scott, thanks for putting these interesting pics up. >> It sort of looks like the pinblock might be >> supported by a flange in the plate, too. Did you >> see the back of this piano -- I'm wondering if it >> had a less massive cross-piece atop the backposts >> and maybe generally lighter construction in the >> back, maybe sort of like the Bush & Lanes (or >> Astin-Weights) that have a plate-flange supported >> pinblock. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Trent Lesher >> >> >> Joe Garrett joegarrett@earthlink.net >> <mailto:joegarrett%40earthlink.net> >> Mon, 14 Feb 2005 07:28:51 -0800 >> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. >> >> ---------------------- multipart/alternative >> attachment >> Scott, >> Since you don't show a manufacturer name, I'd say it >> looks like an early = >> Chickering or Geo. Steck. Looks pretty normal for a >> piano made around = >> 1875-80.<G> >> Joe Garrett, R.P.T. >> Captain, Tool Police >> Squares R I >> ---------------------- multipart/alternative >> attachment >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: >> > https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/85/e9/ac/d5/attachment.htm >> >> ---------------------- multipart/alternative >> attachment-- >> >> >> >> ****** IMPORTANT NOTICE ****** >> This e-mail, and any attachments hereto, is intended >> only for use by the >> addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally >> privileged and/or >> confidential information. If you are not the >> intended recipient of this >> e-mail, you are hereby notified that any >> dissemination, distribution or >> copying of this e-mail, and any attachments hereto, >> is strictly prohibited. >> If you have received this e-mail in error, please >> immediately notify me >> at (312) 207-1000 and permanently delete the >> original and any copy of any >> e-mail and any printout thereof. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> pianotech list info: >> https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >> > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard. > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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