Birdcage pitch raise

[Kerry Cooper]

Bluthner made overdamper pianos well into the 1930's.

Kerry

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Gregor _
Sent: Saturday, 7 July 2007 9:35 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: Birdcage pitch raise

I was told that Ibach was the last manufacturer who produced overdampers. 
They did so up to 1924. But that information seems to be wrong because of 
the Seager piano from 1938. Perhaps that information refers only to European

brands?

Gregor


>From: John Ross <jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca>
>Reply-To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
>To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
>Subject: Re: Birdcage pitch raise
>Date: Fri, 06 Jul 2007 16:09:22 -0300
>
>Not having thought on it before, I had always assumed, 'birdcage', were pre

>1900.
>What is, the latest date of manufacture?
>John M. Ross
>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
>jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca
>----- Original Message ----- From: "David Boyce" <David at piano.plus.com>
>To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
>Sent: Friday, July 06, 2007 3:00 PM
>Subject: Re: Birdcage pitch raise
>
>
>>I should mention that the birdcage piano I tuned is not really ancient. 
>>It's around 1915 I'd say.  I do take the point that a really old fine 
>>quality grand would need to be approached with caution respecting what 
>>pitch to bring it up to.
>>
>>I'm not sure how I'd find out what pitch the birdcage in question was 
>>originally at.  English upright piano-making at the time still had a large

>>"cottage industry" segment with lots of small workshops turning out cheap 
>>parlour pianos, made down to a price.  Whether the various workshops tuned

>>to different pitches, I don't know.  Need to check Cyril Erlich's book and

>>see what he says!
>>
>>Best,
>>
>>David.
>>
>

_________________________________________________________________
Don't just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! 
http://search.msn.com/