transposing acton

[Greg Newell]

John,
         Perhaps stupidly but I just might be interested in this. Pictures?

Greg Newell


At 08:11 PM 5/28/2002, you wrote:
>Dear List,
>
>Last week I saw one of those upright transposing actions that I had
>heretofore only heard talked about. It is a Vough upright, serial # 3001,
>made in Waterloo, NY. The action has large auxiliary regulating buttons
>(attached via wires similar in diameter to a backcheck wire). There is a
>shift lever on the bass end which moves the lower part of the action
>backward, centering the auxiliary buttons over the capstans, transposing the
>piano 1/2 step.
>
>I told the owner that it had no musical value since the pinblock was shot,
>but would check to see if it had any historical/collector value because of
>the unique action.
>
>Is there anyone out there who would be interested in this piano, or would
>know of someone who collects these?
>
>Thanks much.
>
>John M. Formsma
>Blue Mountain, MS
>
>mailto:jformsma@dixie-net.com

Greg Newell
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