(Fwd) Re: Mathushek Pianos

[Susan Kline]

Hello, Ron

If the Historical Society can lay hands on "The Steinway Saga" by D.W. Fostle,
he writes several pages about Mathushek. M. sounds like a tremendously
idealistic but somewhat impractical innovator, but a genius nonetheless. He
took out a patent on overstringing in 1851, for instance.

I'm trying to find out other sources of information. I hope someone else on
the list can point out some other places to look. Maybe Stephen Birkett
could help?

Susan Kline


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At 10:45 PM 2/24/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Dear list:
>
>I got this request for information and only have what's in the Piano 
>Atlas.  Do any of you have more information for this gentleman.
>
>Ron
>
>------- Forwarded Message Follows -------
>Subject:        	Re: Maathushek Pianos
>Date sent:      	Sat, 20 Feb 99 22:25:45 -0800
>From:           	Paul Kreutzer <paulk@scvnet.com>
>To:             	<webmaster@ptg.org>
>
>20 February 1999
>
>The Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society is currently renovating a
>Mathushek Piano donated to us for use in one of the historic buildings
>we are  restoring at our  historic park in Newhall, California.  We are
>interested in discovering any information about Mathushek or his pianos,
>especially the one we possess.  We are also searching for pictures of
>the instrument, since the music rack is  missing.
>
>Can you provide any information?
>
>
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>Ron Berry
>webmaster@ptg.org
>See us at the Piano Page  http://www.ptg.org
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