We were recently given a piano made by the Cornish Piano & Organ Company. According to a Usenet post by someone who was able to decipher its serial number (20755), it was probably made in 1914.
It's seen some wear over the years, but seems to be in decent mechanical shape and plays nicely. I'll know more about that after our tuner's had a look at it, though.
Your new Cornish
May I ask what you paid for your new (old) Cornish? I have one that I would like to sell. It is an 1895 Upright Grand, four pedal (harpsicord or honky-tonk).
Thank you,
Craig
Cornish piano, Adelaide Australia
I recently bought a four pedal 1895 Cornish piano. It has a Harpsicord effect. Very ornate cabinet. Needs new hammer felts, damper felts, regulating, tuning. Possibly, ect ect that i don't know about yet.. However it has'nt been tuned for years and all notes sound very close to in tune. Hammer felts so indented that piano has a weak sound. All pedals need adjusting. Same crazing of varnish. Ian.
cornish piano
What did the tuner say about your Cornish piano?
How does it sound? Do all the pedals work? What do they do?
Keith Raport
Not beautiful, but sounds fine
It's no concert grant, but it sounds good and plays well with no dead keys. The tuner scaled everything down a half-step because he said he was nervous about stretching the old strings any farther, but it's in tune with itself.
All of the pedals work. The mandolin pedal lowers a set of felt strips with brass buttons on the end down between the hammers and strings for a more metallic sound.
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