At 18:41 10/28/2003 -0800, you wrote: >On second thought, this does look too modern ( the >case ) to be a pre- "American" Haines. But if its a >1931 piano it could be a Hickman ( inventor of Amico >"B" system "Bazooka" etc. ) action, or some other >oddity from the R&D labs, that got schlumped by the " >Not Really All That Great" Depression. > Never seen one. Only heard about them. > > Truly Curious, > Thump The one I have in my database is within 100 in serial number (78120 - 4' 7") and looks identical to Greg's. I tried to have the previous owner send it to the landfill, but instead they sold it to someone closer to me. I CA'd the pinblock last December, and hope that I'll get a call soon so's I can again go out and take more pictures... ;-} Conrad Hoffsommer Early to rise: early to bed; Makes a man healthy, and socially dead.
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