A moving experience?

[gordon stelter]

I always thought that in the 30's Aeolian-American
tossed togrther reproducing pianos with whatever they
happened to have lying around the factory. So some
bizarre hybrids ensued. It might, for example, be a
Fischer Ampico witha Steck decal.
    Thump

--- MarinoPiano@aol.com wrote:
> I just had an Knabe 5'4 Ampico delivered to my shop
> for service.  Three 
> qualified piano movers with a normal skid board did
> the trick.  The fact that it is 
> a Steck with an Ampico is kinda rare. I have seen a
> few Steinways from the 
> mid 30's that were ahybred player with an drawer
> with Ampico controls and a 
> DuoArt tracker bar and reproducing mechanism.  This
> was done I think because the 
> cases  didn't have to be elongated to accomadate a
> top loading spoolbox and 
> controls. 
> 
>    This is a curious piano.  Is there any ID on the
> plate that confirms the 
> make?? What year was it made?  Inquireing minds need
> to know!
> 
>    Arthur
> 


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