Folks, This whole thread, particularly Clancy's post, reminds me of discussions with the people in LA who were the "alte Kachers" when I was starting out in the 60's. In those days it was not unusual to be paid to haul away just about any piano, especially one that looked "old". The most we ever paid (before about 1975) was one Mason & Hamlin BB - $250 - BUT, the customer paid the moving! 'Course, those were the days when Sherman, Clay, et al, carried about 15 different brands of pianos, and dealers were selling pianos faster than they could get shipments. Seems like yesterday...(almost). Best to all. Horace Horace Greeley hgreeley@leland.stanford.edu "The defining statistic of death is that it has a one to one ratio." - George Bernard Shaw LiNCS voice: 415/725-4627 Stanford University fax: 415/725-9942
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