Not quite for a dinghy

chris · Post by **chris** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 11:52 pm

Anyone restoring a vintage yacht, broad's werry etc? I have a genuine yacht's piano for sale. It is c. 1890 five octaves and the keyboard folds away. The whole thing is quite small (compared to any other upright) so also suitable for your compact and bijout Chelsea flat! It wdoes fit in an estate car. It's my daughter's and she is asking Â£500.
More details available. Walnut case al in good order.

Would suit a dayboat!!!!

Mary · Post by **Mary** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 9:18 am

Any takers for a full size upright piano, got one filling up space here. Might sink a boat though.:(

Post by **roger** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 9:18 am

Chris have you tried the YW Day boat owners???

Garry R · Post by **Garry R** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 9:54 am

I suppose I could do a good impression of the Titanic orchestra during a capsize. The piano might fit into Gannet. I suppose the fact it won't fit into Iska's tiny cockpit is why you are selling it!! So it's sell the piano or get a wide beamed modern Merlin!!!!!!

davidh · Post by **davidh** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 10:39 am

Haha.... the Number One essential item for your average Finn Sailor - lets face it, they'd have time to play the thing while sailing downwind!!

D

Post by **Rupert** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 10:47 am

I have an image of Alan in wing collar and other vampire accessories laughing like a mad man playing a huge church organ while planing down Bristol Docks in the squall we had in November.

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 11:21 am

I have a similar mental picture involving a certatin sailing secretary and a very small clubhouse....

davidh · Post by **davidh** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 12:47 pm

Rupert,

I wish you hadn't painted that mental picture.........

It's enough to make one - a Finn Sailor!

D

Paul A · Post by **Paul A** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 6:48 pm

Roger,
No thanks not in my Dayboat.
Paul.

DRLee · Post by **DRLee** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 10:14 pm

Hi Chris

My wife might be interested, please could you let me have a few more details?

Thanks

Dave Lee

Mary · Post by **Mary** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 11:46 pm

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To whom is one refering to one wonders?:twisted:

jpa_wfsc · Post by **jpa_wfsc** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 1:05 pm

The Irene had a piano in her. Why not ask them?

http://www.ireness.com/

Not our sort of boat! But totally lovely and perhaps cvrda should consider a group charter for a weekend some time? I had some ace sails in Irene in the 80's (BC).

Read the restoration story - quite an epic!

chris · Post by **chris** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 3:35 pm

Yacht piano details...
height 1.6M
width 1.3M
depth, keyboard shut, 38cm
depth keyboard open 52cm
Music desk that opens down from lid,
Case is Walnut in good condition,
five octaves CC-c
It fits into an estate car (306 peugot for instance)
It has a good tone.
It is an all wooden framed piano so expect to tune it more frequently than a modern piano.
These are quite rare and is a useful instrument too. We believe it to date pre 1900 because the tuning pins are of that period.. oblong not square heads. The name on it is Mickleburghs of Bristol. they were dealers as well as makers so it is possible thye did not make it. there are two serial numbers.

chris · Post by **chris** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 3:37 pm

with keyboard closed

chris · Post by **chris** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 3:45 pm

one last note, we live in Frome (just south of Bath if anyone is interested in seeing the piano.