Info on 1890 Ivers and Ponds piano

[Greg Newell]

Mary Beth,
         Whose name did you get off the digest?
Greg Newell

At 10:15 PM 5/16/2002, you wrote:
>Hi!
>
>I got your name off the pianotech digest chat group.  My mother recently
>gave me the 1890 Ivers and Ponds carved upright piano (it's a beauty) which
>we had in our basement growing up.  She bought it from an old lady in our
>Pennsylvania neighborhood in the 1970's for $75.  My problem is it doesn't
>have a piano stool or bench.  I wanted to know what would be authentic to
>the period and I was wondering if you might know or if you might know
>someone who would.
>
>   Also, is there some kind of book that has photos of old Ivers and Ponds
>pianos so I could get a sense of the piano's history and value.  When we
>moved the piano into our house, we found the serial number inside and the
>piano mover looked it up.  It was from the first five years they
>manufactured pianos - 1890-1895.
>
>Thanks for reading this and helping me if possible.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Mary Beth Fielder
>Los Angeles.

Greg Newell
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