old Bechstein plate

[Kerry Cooper]

Paul,

Bechstein did not cast any bronze plates. You will find that the paint job
is the bronze colour used by Bechstein on all their frames.

Cheers

Kerry Cooper
 
Kerry Cooper 
Australasian Registered Piano Technician (ARPT)
Brisbane Piano Centre
(07)3809-0652
0412-033-379
brispiano at optushome.com.au
-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Paul Mulik
Sent: Monday, 17 April 2006 12:01 PM
To: Pianotech List
Subject: Re: old Bechstein plate

It has a lovely patina, like one sees on antique brass or bronze objects (if
memory serves, brass is a copper/zinc alloy, and bronze is a copper/tin
alloy).  This plate does not look like painted iron at all.  Could it be
cast iron which was plated with brass or bronze?

I guess I should have taken some pictures of it.

--Paul Mulik

----- Original Message ----- 

> I own a 1900 Bechstein grand. It has a traditional cast iron plate. What
> makes you think this piano has a bronze plate?
>
> Terry Farrell



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