David I rebuilt a turn of the century Decker about 30 years ago. The piano turned out OK, except that because the pin block was mortised into the sides, I didn't replace it. Instead, I epoxied the block. It was a massive instrument, with a big tone. Wim -----Original Message----- From: David Love <davidlovepianos at comcast.net> To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Thu, Apr 19, 2012 3:04 am Subject: [pianotech] 1884 Decker 7' piano Attached are some photos of a Decker c1884 7’piano. Does anyone know anything about the construction of these pianos at this time? It appears that similar in construction to the premodern Steinways in that the open pinblock is a massive beam that’s mortised into the case with the plate terminating up against it. The piano is for sale, price undetermined, in case anyone is interested. It’s not in my immediate vicinity (60 miles from SF) so I have not seen it in person. David Love www.davidlovepianos.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20120419/ccdebca0/attachment.htm>
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