I was asked to post this to the list: Hello List-- Has anyone ever seen a "Shill Portable Piano"? It was made by the Keyaction Corp. based in Los Angeles. It is listed in the Pierce Atlas, but there are no dates, since there seem to be no serial numbers. Had a gentlemen "find" it in a shed, wanting me to appraise it. He brought it to me in the back of his pickup, and by golly, the darn thing is in a Suitcase! It was designed that way, and it isn't electric. It's an acoustic piano, aluminum frame, keys, and even hammer shanks, but there are copper wound bass strings and square tuning pins. It even has aluminum balance rail pins, and the keys are properly bushed! I took some polaroids of it and told him I'd get back to him. Anyone heard of such a thing? They must have made enough of them to get listed in Pierce, but I just have no inkling of dates or anything. I'm pretty sure the guy just wants to turn it around and make a quick buck, but it would also be quite a novelty to have in the PTG Foundation Museum, n'est pas? Info will be most appreciated and please respond to me privately. Ricki Klos, RPT (PTWQ) Austin, Tx. mailto:ricochet@mail.utexas.edu Many thanks, Tom Tom Seay School of Music The University of Texas at Austin mailto:t.seay@mail.utexas.edu
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