Someone has put 7 or 8 screws through the ribs into the sound board to stabalize it I imagine. BUT.it had a 1/16 wide crack that runs all the way from the bottom corner diagnolly to the top. It looks very classy in it's traditional styling. It is the one with individual agraffes all the way to the last treble note. You see, I was looking at a Mason & Risch from 1899. You can't feel them and can't see them unless you are 6 inches from it. My mothers Bell has curved legs and scroll work all over it.Īnyhow, this is the first piano that I have found in my search that made me go WOW! BIG tone. This Bell is very squared off, meaning no rounded edges or scroll/carving work what-so-ever. This cabinet is entirely different then the Bell that I learned on which is about the same age. As such, I am surprised that it did not crack more! I had read that Bell did many custom cabinets for people. It has lettering on the inside of the piano on the case that says it was made for some place in Saskatoon (I don't remember which place). The piano has spent it's entire life in Saskatchewan.
None of the cracks were pulling away from the ribs.
I do not know much about piano's except that this Bell wowed me!
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