Pinblock Question

[Gregor _]

Hey Alan,

what a cute camping piano! Is it supposed to be de-folded before playing? 
How high is it? It has straight, not crossed strings. What a strange 
product.

Gregor


>From: "alan forsyth" <alan at forsythalan.wanadoo.co.uk>
>Reply-To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
>To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
>Subject: Re: Pinblock Question
>Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 14:11:43 -0000
>
>Neither are exstinct. Reidsohn model S108S (Korean) of 1991 vintage is 85 
>note and the marketing hype is that this is the "Classic German scale".
>
>Here is an open pin block design circa 1980 of another infamous make.
>
>
>
>Here is an 1883 Bechstein with a full plate, s/n 14471 which is essentially 
>the same design as a 1928 model 9 which I came across the other day s/n 
>132268 that had an open face pinblock.  So your guess is as good as mine as 
>to the reasoning; just remember it was in the Depression years. Both these 
>pianos have floating bridges in the low tenor and the bass. They sound 
>awful.
>
>
>
>The 1928 version had very small hammers though and I was wondering at the 
>time I saw it if these were in fact the original hammers.
>
>AF
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Phil Bondi" <phil at philbondi.com>
>To: "Newtonville" <pianotech at ptg.org>
>Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 10:45 PM
>Subject: Pinblock Question
>
>
> > Hi All.
> >
> > I met a 1929 Bechstein Upright today. Its condition is
> > pretty remarkable, but there's a question:
> >
> > This piano has an open face pinblock, and it has 85 notes.
> >
> > I thought that by 1929, open face pinblocks and 85 note
> > pianos were a thing of the past..obviously I'm wrong.
> >
> > When did open face pinblocks and 85 note pianos become extinct?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > -Phil Bondi(Fl)
> >
> >
> >
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