[stubbyeddy]

I just wanted to add that I have a Cramer portable piano, however from what I have found out on here it’s a it different to the ones mentioned, it has a folding keyboard and its original stand. I bought it at action as it seamed quirky and at the time I didn’t have the space for a standard upright. When I first had it tuned I was told its been totally restored so someone spent quite a bit of money on it at some time, the difference with mine compared with others I have seen mentioned or pictures of is it has brass protectors inset into the corners of the piano and brass handles, also it has no pedals even on its original stand, this is what most baffled my piano tuner. I have included a link which will take you to detail photos of the piano showing inside and out, I took some photos of the inside of the bottom of the piano so show there was never any holes for a peddle and I from what I can make our everything is original. It still has the original stand bolts, one is longer then the other so that once the keyboard is closed the long bolt can lock it in place to prevent the keyboard from falling open accidentally in transit. I didn’t pay a lot for the piano hardly anything really but I would like to know is if I should have it insured separately? I hope the photos will be of interest to someone, if anyone would like to give me more information on it or indeed ask me questions about it then please get in touch, I can always provide more photos if required. Oh just to also ask why does it have purple hammers? My piano tuner and me wondered this. Link to the photos

http://s254.photobucket.com/albums/hh115/stubbyeddy/

[Bill Kibby]

Purple hammers? It just happens to be the colour of the felt, they are not that uncommon. Brass fittings are not uncommon either, these are after all portable instruments, and likely to get knocked about. Some example not only have no pedal, they have no sign of anything that it could operate either. I am tempted to say the pedal was added to the model later, this number suggests 1902, and certainly within twenty years they had pedals.
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