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<DIV id=result_box dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>It can perhaps give you
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href="http://www.memorial-caen.fr/fr/collections/accueil.php?acq=11">http://www.memorial-caen.fr/fr/collections/accueil.php?acq=11</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr>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. </DIV></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, May 11, 2007 4:12 AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Norton AntiSpam] German piano
history</DIV>
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<DIV>Hello:<BR><BR>I am hoping someone might be able to point me in the right
direction. I am doing some research for a novel I am thinking of
writing.<BR><BR>I seem to recall reading (a long time ago) about a piano built
in Germany during the Nazi occupation. It had a secret compartment used to
pass along secret documents, etc. Can anyone tell me if this actually occurred
and if so what make and model it might be -- or where I should look for
further information?<BR><BR>Any help you can give would be appreciated -- and
of course, noted in an acknowledgement page in the book.<BR><BR>Have a great
day!<BR><BR>Bobbie <BR></DIV><BR><BR>
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