Ernst Kaps grand

[andré oorebeek]

In spite of the name 'Pantzer Platte', most of the Ernst Kaps piano's  
I've come across had broken iron frames.

friendly greetings
from
André Oorebeek




On Jun 27, 2008, at 1:35 AM, Jurgen Goering wrote:

> Any large, heavy plate is sometimes referred to as "Panzer Platte"  
> in German.  If it were cast out of a higher grade, more expensive  
> steel, it would surely be designated "Stahl Platte", to set it  
> apart from a  "Guss Platte" (cast iron plate).  So much for the  
> language and terminology.
>
> But who knows exactly what Kaps' plate were made of?  One definite  
> answer would be the results of a lab test of a piece of the plate...
> Jurgen Goering
>
>
> On Jun 26, 2008, at 15:08, John Delacour wrote:
>> At 11:40 -0700 26/6/08, Jurgen Goering wrote:
>>> ..."Panzer", by the way means nothing more than "strong,  
>>> protective plate" aka "armored". (Think turtles and bank vaults.)
>>> Perhaps Kaps used that term in connection with full piano plates  
>>> as opposed to 3/4 plates?
>>
>> It could also be that the frames were made of cast steel rather  
>> than cast iron.  About the turn of the century Broadwood's grand  
>> frames were of cast steel, including, I think, the frame for the  
>> barless grands.  Such a frame would, I think, be extremely tough  
>> and very expensive to produce compared with the usual grey iron  
>> casting.
>> JD







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