[CAUT] Moving Piano to Mexico/2nd "B"

[Bdshull at aol.com]

Jim, Larry, list....
 
I can't resist this....
 
While conducting early Steinway grand research I just learned that  the very 
first production ancestor to the model "B" Steinway, and the  first production 
Steinway to resemble a modern Steinway, was sold to someone  in....
 
Mexico!
 
This is a big deal, and I'd love to locate it (I'm still on a high from  
finding the first "B" prototype, #19434 double iron grand prototype, in  
Belgium.....)
 
 
The serial number is #25006, and it was sold to “A Wagner &  Levien  Mexico 
July 18,  1872” 
I assume that this was a dealer.  The piano will look like an early  
jointed-rim Steinway, only 6'8", but with modern full plate and a model "B"  stringing 
scale (20 note bass).   
So ask Larry Fine to keep his eyes open for it, OK?     :) 
Bill Shull 
In a message dated 6/4/2007 3:06:53 P.M. Pacific  Daylight Time, 
jim_busby at byu.edu writes:

 
Oh, Lawrence, 
Larry Fine spends  months at a time down there. Maybe he has a second house 
there or something.  He’d know what’s up too. 
Jim 
 
  
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From:  caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of 
Becker, Lawrence  (beckerlr)
Sent: Monday, June  04, 2007 3:07 PM
To:  College and University  Technicians
Subject: [CAUT] Moving Piano to  Mexico
I  have a customer who is moving to Mexico, near Mexico City.  She is 
thinking of buying  the piano which is on loan to her and moving it down there.  It 
is a 1969  Yamaha G2.  I don’t know anything about the price or availability of 
used  pianos there, or the state of piano technology.  Anyone know about the  
piano scene in Mexico, and/or have an opinion as  to whether it is worth 
shipping this piano there?  Thanks for any  help. 
Lawrence Becker,  RPT 
Piano  Technician 
College-Conservatory  of Music 
University of  Cincinnati 








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