Hi Jim: I didn't realize this was a two part test. He not only made hammers, he also made hammer presses. There used to be some here at the Aeolian factory, massive machines for making cold press hammers. I saved one of his hammers with Dolge stamped on the side from a hammer replacement job. He also wrote to books: "Pianos and Their Makers" and "Men who made Piano History" and was a 19th century super industrialist's who lived by that old fashion Capitalist Theme: Make as much money as you can, save as much as you can, and then give as much as you can. "Pianos and Their Makers" opens with one of my favorite quotes of Francis Bacon: I hold every man a debtor to his profession; from the which men of course do seek to receive countenance and profit, so ought they of duty endeavor themselves by way of amends to be a help and ornament thereto." Rob Edwardsen, RPT > Dolge made some of the early piano hammers? It seems to me I > remember seeing a drawing of an early Dolge piano hammer... > > David Ilvedson, RPT > Pacifica, CA > > > From: JIMRPT@aol.com > > Date: Sun, 2 Aug 1998 22:41:16 EDT > > To: edwardsn@rpa.net, owner-pianotech@ptg.org, pianotech@ptg.org > > Subject: Re: Re: No Subject > > Reply-to: pianotech@ptg.org > > > > > In a message dated 8/2/98 9:42:33 PM, edwardsn@rpa.net wrote: > > > > <<"Sounds like Dolgeville, NY. > > > > Rob Edwardsen">> > > > > Bingo Rob! But why is it important? > > Jim Bryant (FL) > > > > > >
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