Hi, Dale, Quoting Erwinspiano at aol.com: > > Hi Horace > I may just keep it to play with & on for a while. The simplicity of > construction would make it easy to work on. I'm inclined to leave the > board as > is, one because it works & 2 for historical reasons. Sounds good to me. > It started out in NY for a few years the property of a B grade movie > actress....Allegedly, of course. Oh yes & hand made for her with only > one other > just like it. Do you smell embellishment here. Well she was an actor!. Yeah...wish I had a nickle for every time I'd heard such stories in the last 40 years...sometimes, they're even true!! > It's been a Calif piano now & lived in the central valley for many > years > in Byron., probably at least 50 plus years & the board shows a good > amber > color with out cracks or splits. Super. Sounds very much like what I dealt with. I wonder if the reverse crown/etc made the board less susceptible to cracks/etc. Certainly a most novel design. > I'm very excited to play with it. I'm sure! > It will receive visitors after it's done. Come over & play. Let us know when you are ready. I've not been out that direction in some time, and would welcome the excuse to vacate the Bay Area for a pleasant drive. Best! Horace > Dale > > > I'll be very interested in some pictures, as possible. I had a client > in > San Bernardino (a long time ago) who had one of these, somewhat larger > than > you describe. He had Keith Hardesty work on it extensively sometime in > the 50's; and Keith, as he did with everything else he took on, did > simply > wonderful work. While very, very odd, the piano was easy to work on. > Tuning was surprisingly easy. As you note, great sustain...pleasant, > even > tone. What are your plans for this puppy? If you are doing a board, it > should be a great laboratory piece for you. Please let us know how > things > progress. > > Best. > > Horace > > > > > > Dale Erwin--Piano Restorations > Modesto, Ca. > Shop 209-577-8397 > cell 209-985-0990 > Web site _http://www.Erwinspiano.com_ (http://www.erwinspiano.com/) > Restoration & Sales of > Steinway & Sons plus other fine pianos. > Custom made soundboards by design >
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