Rich Lipp and Sohn Stuttgart Upright?

[8kat8]

Hi,

I recently bought an upright Rich Lipp and Sohn piano made in Stuttgart in 1909. I don't know much about piano's and I had some questions about it:

I dont know what type of wood it's made from but the wood has a very pretty almost 'swirly' pattern to it
Its quite tall compared to many other uprights ive seen
Its feet? (I'm not sure what the correct term is) are not straight up and down but are decorative
The frame inside is iron and is painted? a bronze/gold colour
There are also two crests that are part of the frame

So I was wondering are all these things standard in these types of pianos or is mine different?
Also, do all Rich Lipp and Sohn pianos contain these crests?

Thanks

[Bill Kibby]

It doesn't sound unusual and, of course, I have no idea what wood it is, I haven't seen it. The typical design for upright piano "legs" around that time would be known as "trusses", which unite the horizontal and vertical surfaces, and are often fluted or carved. The crests are normal, and would appear on hundreds or thousands of their pianos.

I'm sure there ought to be a wood grain comparison website, but I have never found one. You can search Google images for a specific one such as rosewood, but many of the images are not typical of the rosewood used on antique pianos, and some look more like Fablon.