Keith, my old "Steppenwolf" (the book, not the band) and "Siddhartha" friend. Nice to hear from you, as always. NG On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 1:46 PM, Mr. Mac's <tune-repair at allegiance.tv> wrote: > > On Jan 29, 2011, at 2:33 PM, Nicholas Gravagne wrote: > >> The old buggy with a genuine Alcoa Plate was mfg. circa mid to late 1940s, a gift to my mother from my father, and began its musical life in a third-story walk up apartment in Da Bronx, NY after which it moved to two locations in NJ where I went to school and grew up. > > The best memories one could ever have, Nick. > When I moved pianos, these were my favorite. > >> I played in Jersey rock 'n roll bands and club date bands all through the 60s and half the 70s (prior to moving west) and we used this humble music box to work out innumerable chord changes and arrangements. It has served well, and I am happy to have inherited it after my folks passed on. > > A rock and roller, who would have guessed. > >> … I'm thinking of totally rebuilding this thing and showing it sometime at a rebuilder's showcase ;-) > > Yeah, keep on thinking ;-) > > Sincerely, > > Keith -- Nick Gravagne, RPT AST Mechanical Engineering
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