[pianotech] Birdcage Pianos

Laura Olsen ajoyfulsound at gmail.com
Mon Jul 23 14:26:22 MDT 2012


I have one exactly like this picture that I take care of.  It says "Bremen" on the nameboard.  Has some damage on the side the family says happened during the blitz in London. It's always a challenge to tune, not just because of the over dampers!

Laura Olsen
Barrington,IL
On Jul 23, 2012, at 2:53 PM, Terry Farrell wrote:

> I just saw a piano exactly like the one you have pictured in Ireland two weeks ago. Nasty sounding little thing......
> 
> Terry Farrell
> 
> On Jul 23, 2012, at 7:32 AM, David Boyce wrote:
> 
>> We've had quite a bit of discussion on here in recent times about pianos with Birdcage actions. We've spoken about the difference between magnificent old Bluthner and Ibach birdcage pianos, and budget-level 1880s English spring & loop birdcage pianos.  We also discussed the fact that Birdcage pianos continued to be made in England until some time in the 1930s.
>> 
>> Recently I was able to take sdome pictures of one of these latter-day English birdcage pianos, to incorporate in the page of my website that deals with this topic ( http://www.davidboyce.co.uk/buying-a-secondhand-piano.php )
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>> Just for interest's sake, I am attaching a couple of the pics here.
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>> Best regards,
>> 
>> David.
>> <1930s birdcage.jpg><1930s straight strung birdcage.jpg>
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