Bass bridge cracks and piano age

[John Delmore]

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Wanamaker do what?
 
(sorry)
 
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From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf
Of David Ilvedson
Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 11:51 AM
To: pianotech@ptg.org
Subject: RE: Bass bridge cracks and piano age
 

Wanamaker sounds like a would be piano builder...;-]

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, California
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Original message
From: "Debra Feiger" 
To: pianotech@ptg.org
Received: 10/13/2005 1:54:13 AM
Subject: Bass bridge cracks and piano age
I am new to this list and thank you in advance for your replies.  I have a
new client with an old John Wanamaker grand piano.  It was her childhood
piano and her mother recently passed away.  She does not have the money to
restore the piano but would like to keep it and play it for sentimental
reasons.   The pins were loose in some sections, many of the bass strings
had no tone and, with a flashlight in the poorly lit room, I saw a number of
cracks on the bass bridge.  The bridge pins did not appear to be loose. I am
able to give the client her options in terms of the action work needed, the
choices for repairing/replacing the pin block, stringing options, regulation
choices.  I need help with the options and prices for repairing/replacing
the bass bridge and perhaps the treble bridge and the other parallel work
necessary as a result.   Also, I was trying to find the exact age! from the
serial number 24745, but could only find that John Wanamaker was affiliated
with Schomacker Piano Co.  There was no info on serial #'s for this company.
If the serial #'s are under the same system as the Schomacker Piano Co.
(which I would think they are) then the piano 
dates somewhere betwee 1885 and 1890.  The client thought it was more like
1930s.  Any ideas from this list?  
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