<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=Windows-1252" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2614.3500" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE>P.MsoNormal { FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt } LI.MsoNormal { FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt } DIV.MsoNormal { FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt } A:link { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } SPAN.MsoHyperlink { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } A:visited { COLOR: purple; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } SPAN.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { COLOR: purple; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } SPAN.EmailStyle17 { COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: Arial } DIV.Section1 { page: Section1 } </STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY lang=EN-US link=blue vLink=purple> <DIV>Paul,</DIV> <DIV>I live in the Philly area and have been to the Wanamaker store many times. = Wanamakers did sell pianos for many years, and stopped, I believe, around 15 years ago-could be longer. None of their pianos I have seen are special, and I = doubt there would be any historical value to the instrument. If any of you are = into historical pipe organs- Wanamakers has one of the largest pipe organs in = the country in their store. Restoration started several years ago, and is = still ongoing. It is a wonderful instrument!!! It is played everyday at noon = and 5PM, so if any of you come to Philadelphia, check it out. The store = is on 13th and Market, directly across from City Hall-you can't miss the = statue of William Penn on the top of City Hall.</DIV> <DIV>Dave Forman</DIV> <DIV>Westminster Choir College of Rider University</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV align=left class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr>-----Original Message----- From: = caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org]On Behalf Of Paul = Kupelian Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 7:58 AM To: = Caut@ptg.org Subject: OT Wanamaker pianos </DIV> <DIV class=Section1> Hi = all, I know this has nothing = to do with CAUT, but I wish to make an inquiry about a piano I just worked = on.  It is a grand about 5’ 4” and on the fallboard it has the name John Wanamaker.  On the plate it says “Made expressly for John Wanamaker”.  The serial number is 23565.  In the atlas, it = says to look under Schoenmaker, but that serial number puts it at = 1895-1900.  I don’t think it is that old.   Anyway, John Wanamaker = as I recall, was an entrepreneur and retailer in the Philadelphia area and I am wondering if this piano has any historical value as the customer = wants to sell it.   Any help would be appreciated.  Also, if someone who is a member of the Pianotech = list could post this on that list, I would appreciate it.   Paul Paul = Kupelian SUNY Oswego (ret.) <A = href="mailto:ryv@twcny.rr.com">ryv@twcny.rr.com</A>  </DIV> --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus = Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.501 / = Virus Database: 299 - Release Date: 7/14/2003 </BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>