<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><div>I agree. But it&#39;s still a really, really, early upright, obviously. (At least earlier than 1825, in my guess.) So I&#39;m wondering if anyone has some more definitive info on such creatures? (Not that I want it. I&#39;m just curious.)<br /><br />Thumpe</div></td></tr></table>            <div id="_origMsg_">
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                            Re: [pianotech] 1700's (?) Broadwood upright.                            <br>
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                                        <td valign="top" style="font:inherit;">Well, it&#39;s at an antique mall... the dealer probably glanced inside and saw some patents from 1700&#39;s and decided that means it&#39;s when it was mfr&#39;d. <div><br></div><div>Paul Bruesch</div><div>Stillwater, MN<br>

<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 10:32 PM, Euphonious Thumpe <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:lclgcnp@yahoo.com" target="_blank" href="javascript:return">lclgcnp@yahoo.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="font:inherit;"><div>So, there it is on Atlanta Craigslist for $1,550, posted November 27. I find it hard to believe that it is quite that old (1815 looks more like it, to me) but it IS an astonishing bit of woodwork, one must admit! (Anyone have a definitive date on this cabinet style, or when other early uprights arrived?)<span><font color="#888888"><br>

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