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<DIV>I'm curious about this piano. The casework, legs and pedal lyre just
look too chunky and late for a 1825 piano. The rounded sharps are
typical of a later Collard piano and yet the action does look quite early!
I suspect Alistair Laurence at the Finchcocks museum would be able to
throw a lot of light on it.</DIV>
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<DIV>Richard</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>