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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I’d guess she missed the first digit
of the serial number, or it was rubbed off somehow. It could be a 1 –
making it 129085, mfg. in 1941.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Alan Barnard<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, June 16, 2006 4:12
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Pianotech<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Stupid Mystery</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="MS Sans Serif"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans Serif"'>Only stupid because it doesn't matter and
'who cares' but I will explain.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="MS Sans Serif"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans Serif"'>New customer on phone: "Several keys
are down and not working."<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="MS Sans Serif"><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="MS Sans Serif"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans Serif"'>Elderly lady, willing to pay for all
new replacement elbows, bought piano during WWII when, she said, there was very
little choice and they were expensive. But, says she, it had the rounded keys
(waterfall) and I just had to have it because my old ivories kept popping off.
So it's a sentimental-value PSO.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="MS Sans Serif"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans Serif"'>Serial number is 29085. Pierce says 1903:
Spinet? Plastic elbows? No way. Any ideas???<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="MS Sans Serif"><span style='font-size:
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