Betsy Ross Spinet

[J Patrick Draine]

On May 20, 2004, at 3:23 AM, Dave Nereson wrote:

>
>     Nah, it's just a plain ol' cheap spinet, no more desirable than any
> other cheap spinet.

True enough, but another way to look at it is as a compact profit 
center. Many of the Lester pianos have one or several sets of plastic 
parts (the ever popular elbows, and sometimes even damper levers, back 
checks, flanges, etc.) just waiting to be replaced by the proud owner 
of this Heirloom Spinet. How soon after sewing the American flag did 
Betsy Ross invent the plastic elbow?

Patrick Draine