Stupid Mystery

[Ron Nossaman]

> Only stupid because it doesn't matter and 'who cares' but I will explain.
>  
> New customer on phone: "Several keys are down and not working."
>  
> Piano: An ancient Betsy-Wetsy.
>  
> Elderly lady, willing to pay for all new replacement elbows, bought 
> piano during WWII when, she said, there was very little choice and they 
> were expensive. But, says she, it had the rounded keys (waterfall) and I 
> just had to have it because my old ivories kept popping off. So it's a 
> sentimental-value PSO.
>  
> Serial number is 29085. Pierce says 1903: Spinet? Plastic elbows? No 
> way. Any ideas???
>  
> Alan Barnard
> Salem, Missouri


I'd believe 129085. Maybe a digit fell off with one of the elbows.
Ron N