[pianotech] Piano Info

[David Boyce]

Hi Matthew,

That piano looks to be about 1870s. Probably what was called a "cottage 
piano", made down to a price for the domestic parlor. Small workshops in 
England churned out thousands like this, and they weren't very good even 
when brand new. The name on it, James Curle, will probably be the 
retailer's name.  As you can see, although it claims "trichord treble" 
it's bichords well up into the treble!  Variations you may find in the 
action are: continuous centre wires instead of centre pins, and vellum 
hinges instead of pinned flanges.

The thing that does set this one apart, is the state of preservation of 
the case, and the exceptionally beautiful fretwork top door.  It's a 
real pain to do any action work if it has the continuous wire centres.  
If it has vellum hinges, John Delacour has a great technical article on 
his website about replacing these.

Have you tried the piano? What sort of state is it in? What is the 
customer wanting/expecting?

Best regards,

David.
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