Stupid Mystery

[Isaac Sadigursky]

Hi,Alan! I'd found on many pianos Manufacturing date is stamped on a Let-Off
rail between bass and low tenor sections.Just get off the dust and verify
it.Sometimes,there is a small descrepency between Pearce Atlas and those
stamped dates..

Hope,it helps.   Isaac {the best RPT on my street block]

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From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of John M. Formsma
Sent: Friday, June 16, 2006 2:53 PM
To: tune4u at earthlink.net; 'Pianotech List'
Subject: RE: Stupid Mystery

 

I'd guess she missed the first digit of the serial number, or it was rubbed
off somehow. It could be a 1 - making it 129085, mfg. in 1941.

 

John Formsma

 

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From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Alan Barnard
Sent: Friday, June 16, 2006 4:12 PM
To: Pianotech
Subject: Stupid Mystery

 

Only stupid because it doesn't matter and 'who cares' but I will explain.

 

New customer on phone: "Several keys are down and not working."

 

Piano: An ancient Betsy-Wetsy.

 

Elderly lady, willing to pay for all new replacement elbows, bought piano
during WWII when, she said, there was very little choice and they were
expensive. But, says she, it had the rounded keys (waterfall) and I just had
to have it because my old ivories kept popping off. So it's a
sentimental-value PSO.

 

Serial number is 29085. Pierce says 1903: Spinet? Plastic elbows? No way.
Any ideas???

 

Alan Barnard

Salem, Missouri

 

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