sohmer upright!

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>To whom it may concern,
>                        I have recently recieved a sohmer upright
>serial#43498 #16  that is believed to have been owned by ellanor
>roosevelt,the piano was later passed on to an opera singer who passed it
>on to the woman i recieved it from.I dont know how much truth is in this
>story but i would like to research it further.I need to find out the
>purchase date,were and who did purchase it,if at all possible.If this is
>true i would also like to know how i would obtain written documentation
>of proof of origanol owner ship,providing the roosevelts did purchase
>this piano,or maybe if it was given to them as a gift i would like to
>know who, to help me trace back this information.Please if you can be of
>any help i would greatly appreciate your effort to any information that
>could direct  me to the proper source to obtain leads.I am a piano
>technician in NYC,and i want to have the proper information before i
>start to rebuild this piano.
>                        Thankyou very much
>                               sincerly
>                             John Schiavone.
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3/30/97
To Mr. Schiavone,
        Thank you for your inquiry regarding information on your Sohmer
piano. We are equally excited and curious about the history of your piano,
its original owner, whereabouts, etc. Unfortunately, in our acquisition of
the Sohmer piano line, the records that we inherited were unkempt and in
disarray. We are sorry that we don't have the information that you have
requested regarding your piano.



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Eric Ivers
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