That´s fun! Once I saw an Ibach grand with an ashtray on the left side of the keyboard. It was obviously original, not just an ashtray on but "in" the surface. Furthermore, the grand was not high gloss black but black satined, very unusual here in Germany. It was a piano that was regularly lent out for concerts and that´s where I saw it: in a smokey jazz club. Gregor ------------------------ piano technician - tuner - dealer Münster, Germany www.weldert.de Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2011 22:46:30 +0000 From: David at piano.plus.com To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: [pianotech] Ashtrays included! I tune a 1937 Berry upright today. They were a good English make. I was intrigued to find that it had a built-in "practice" muffler rail, operated not by a third pedal, but by a little lever built in to the nameboard. Also, delightfully, the owner showed me the two little built-in ashtrays which swivel out at each end, under the keybed. Wonderful! Best regards, David. www.davidboyce.co.uk -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20111213/8d6c92fe/attachment.htm>
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