I have a Lehr upright. Biggest, heaviest, staunchest upright I have ever seen, with a Gothic case! Panelling on lid interior, which is 2" thick! Boith of yours are from the Golden Age of Woodworking, IMHO. And unless they have been trashed by rodents..... Thump --- Louis Verkoelen <lverkoelen@earthlink.net> wrote: > Actually, they get donated to churches and camps. > Been there, done that. > > Louis Verkoelen > California Repair Service > Big Bear City, CA. > 909/584-1644 > > -----Original Message----- > From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org > [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On > Behalf Of Ed Carwithen > Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2003 7:51 PM > To: pianotech@ptg.org > Subject: Old uprights > > > No one ever throws away a piano...they must ship > them all to Eastern > Oregon.... > > 1. Can anyone tell me about a Zwick and Kelso > upright piano? serial > 3534. They think it is about 1887. Not in bad > shape, and has a very > nice tone. > > 2. How about an H. Lehr #8319 upright. Wonderful > woodworking on the > case. Also in pretty good overall condition, but > has required a bit of > work. 3 x 5 card in it says that is 1891-1892 > vintage. > > If anyone knows anything of the history of these > piano makers I would > love to hear about them. > > Ed Carwithen > John Day, OR > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com
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