[pianotech] W. Bogg Manchester birdcage

[Terry Farrell]

With loose pins and slow hammers, sounds to me like you should have  
put your vehicle in reverse and run over it again!   ;-)   (and again,  
and again, and........)

With loose pins and slow hammers, why are you even thinking about a  
pitch raise?

Is this a family heirloom or something? Why are the owners interested  
in sinking money into this non-musical pile of wood and steel?

Terry Farrell

On Sep 19, 2010, at 5:30 PM, Cy Shuster wrote:

> I ran across an 85-note birdcage upright today, "W. Bogg Manchester"  
> engraved on the fallboard, with brass sconces, s/n 12,000.  Pierce  
> says they were established 1899; the UK Piano Page says 1878, ending  
> in 1899.  The pins are loose in the open-face pinblock.  I made an  
> inspection appointment to disassemble, vacuum, and assess what could  
> be done.  Hammers are very slow to return.  The mahogany veneer is  
> tight and the ivories are perfect.  Out of respect for its age, I  
> would be conservative with pitch in first tuning, perhaps 435?
>
> --Cy--
>
> Cy Shuster, RPT
> Albuquerque, NM
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