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Schimmel-Nelson Giraffe
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This unusual design is sometimes called a Giraffe because of its height. It is straight strung, that is, the bass strings do not cross over the treble strings. The action is upside down compared to a conventional upright and the hammers… |
Schubert Duffiano Upright #40839
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Named after Mr. Duffy, the Duffiano has no posts in the back but instead a rigid metal perimeter to prevent flexing. Somewhat like the back of the Steck in the collection. |
Shoninger Cymbella #7048
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By depressing the middle pedal a second action is engaged for the upper octaves of the piano. Each key then engages the normal piano hammer and a smaller wooden hammer which strikes the corresponding bell from the stack below the keybed.… |
Simpson Model Piano #393
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The rumor is that this is the type piano Mary Todd Lincoln used while she was still Mary Todd. The very small pianos were easier to move in horse drawn vehicles. Two strings per unison and a short keyboard. |
Steck Upright #18242
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This piano has a number of unusual features. No posts in the back like the Duffiano. A cast iron sandwich encasing the pinblock, a little like the double iron Steinway. And something called Hepp Vibraphones which appear to be weights… |
Steinway Double Iron Upright #17404
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For a time Steinway made these "double iron" pianos both in a grand and upright version. The soundboard must be slid in between the two layers of cast iron plates. The three quarter plate open faced pinblock has trouble staying put since… |
Stevens Piano shaped Organ
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Sometimes one finds that what appears to be a piano is in reality a pump organ. The piano like pedals are used to provide the air pressure to play the reeds. This one has a couple of settings like stops in the usual melodeon. |
Trowbridge Upright #4036
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Made in Franklin MA, the factory was later taken over by the Henry Miller Company. Trowbridge made the Florence model, no doubt an allusion to the birthplace of the piano in Florence, Italy. An unfortunate chapter in the Trowbridge history… |
Unknown Upright c.1875
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Many unknown pianos are out there. This one must have had a name over the keys originally but the name was lost to refinishing. The faux grain, looking like rosewood was not lost however. Many artists were expert at mimicking rosewood with… |