[pianotech] GH-1s

[Ron Nossaman]

On 12/21/2012 12:15 AM, Euphonious Thumpe wrote:
> Ron, you are absolutely right about the rib construction (and I'll
> double-check to see that I spoke correctly about ALL of them being
> laminated). But, in my experience, it is only the "American Piano
> Company" era Knabes (post 1908) that did the bad grain angle bridge cap
> thing. (Please do correct me if I'm wrong.)

I have no idea. I'm a mechanic, and never have been a historian. I don't 
do baseball stats either...


>The bridges on these 1890's
> jobbies are truly a sight to behold ( as was all Knabe woodwork in that
> era) for their meticulous precision of workmanship! Now, I recently had
> a gorgeous-sounding Knabe-Ampico upright player from 1920 that had,
> relatively, much cheaper and poorer construction. But the sound was
> still largely there (along with the un-fun embedding of the plate into
> the cabinet sides!) so it seems that the company learned where to "cut
> corners" for cost ( not apparently a consideration on the earlier
> production) and yet still keep the sound that faithful buyers expected.

I expect it's like many old companies. The personality of the "old man" 
had a diminished effect on the product after he passed.
Ron N