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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Keith, Thanks for the tune. It has a great
message. I am not giving up. Bill P</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=bobbie@bobbieann.net href="mailto:bobbie@bobbieann.net">bappjf</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, May 12, 2007 3:02
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: German Piano History</DIV>
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<DIV>Thank you to those who have responded so far, in particular:</DIV>
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<DIV>Isaac: Thank you for your offer -- I added your email to my address
book. I will be contacting you shortly. In the meantime, please
feel free to share your stories immediately -- email me anytime. </DIV>
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<DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Hi,Bobbie! I
hope,you will be able to gather information you seek about your topic.. You
can contact me privately and I can tell you stories how things were sneaked
out of ex-Soviet Union and many of them inside pianos Some of
them were political manuscripts,but mostly jewelry,golden coins…Have a
Great Weekend! Isaac Sadigursky, Los Angeles Chapter
PTG</SPAN></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV>Luc: Thanks for sharing -- I've got all kinds of ideas in my head
right now.</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>It can perhaps give you
inspiration. Traduction by google.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial color=#003399 size=2><A
href="http://www.memorial-caen.fr/fr/collections/accueil.php?acq=11"
target=_blank
rel=nofollow>http://www.memorial-caen.fr/fr/collections/accueil.php?acq=11</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT color=#0000ff>History In order to ensure comfort and
relaxation its soldiers, the American army places order to the Steinway firm
of 4.000 upright pianos which are then sent on the European and Asian faces.
Unloaded at the same time as the GI' S, they are used in the quarterings
installed with the back of the face and follow the progression of the
troops. After having been interdict during 4 years by the Vichy government
and the occupant, the American jazz, that the French had discovered during
in the years 1930, returns in force. In the ballrooms, the cellars of
Montmartre and the bars of Saint-Germain, the jazz bands make to swinguer
crowd by taking again the airs of Minor Swing, Django Reinhardt, Chattanooga
Choo Choo and of Glenn Miller. Many of these pianos are then destroyed
during the post-war period. Manufactured in New York in 1942, this Victory
Piano was used at the air base of Evreux, then American. With their
departure in 1948, it is recovered and runs then peaceful days in the
warehouse of a store of music where a professional musician discovers it,
repurchases it and undertakes its restoration. Acquired in 2002 by the
Memorial of Caen, given to nine and repaints in its color of origin thanks
to, Basse-Normandie area and the town State grants of Caen.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr>And thank you to Ken for suggesting I post. I'm looking
forward to hearing more stories and suggestions. As I'm only in the
beginning stages of outlining the story, I'm open to everything. </DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr>Quid pro quo -- I'm not a piano technician -- I don't even play
(though I've always wanted to) -- all are welcome to email me for help in
interpreting dreams -- or just check out my website -- <A
href="http://www.bobbieann.net/" target=_blank rel=nofollow><FONT
color=#003399>Notes From a
Dreamer</FONT></A>.</DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>