----- Original Message ----- [snip] > It isn't unusual to confuse the London vs Pari serial numbers and get a > much too early date for an Erard Agreed. Years ago (early 1980's) I owned a London Erard that the Pierce atlas dated to the 1840's (IIRC), but it turned out to be closer to 1870 or 1880. I ended up selling it to Edmund Michael Frederick, who was living nearby at that time (in Ohio). I don't know for sure if Mr Frederick still has it, but it looks a lot like the 1877-78 Erard he has pictured on his website at http://www.frederickcollection.org/ Robert Morss RPT Greenwich, CT
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