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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>For those who were interested here is a
bit more information about the Fritz Bulwinkle piano.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Pics re-posted.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Gene<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Dear Christi-Anne and Gene,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Greetings from Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra. Here is some information
that you might appreciate about the instrument, which is owned by Belle
Bulwinkle in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Oakland</st1:place></st1:City>:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#1f497d" face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'>“</span></font>Michael [Belle's
husband] and I <font color="#1f497d"><span style='color:#1F497D'>[Belle] </span></font>first
saw it when it was in Edwin Beunk's "bone yard" in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Enschede</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Netherlands</st1:country-region></st1:place>
- Edwin's name for a part of his warehouse where he stores instruments that
have not yet been restored. At that time Edwin told us that
the Fritz pianos were his favorite of all fortepianos from this era.
Michael stowed this information away in his mind. Then, in the
summer of 2001, he secretly arranged for Edwin to restore this piano as a
surprise present for me<font color="#1f497d"><span style='color:#1F497D'>
[Belle]</span></font>. It arrived on Christmas morning, 2002! What
a present - wow! As you can imagine, this is a very special piano to me.<o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>The piano dates from 1805-10, and was built in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Vienna</st1:place></st1:City> by Johann Fritz. It has
four pedals: keyboard shift (the una corda), moderator (a piece of felt
that softens the sound), damper, and Janissary stop (with drum and a bell).
It also has a knee lever with a bassoon stop (a piece of silk that
presses against the bass strings). It has a range of six octaves.
The case is made of walnut.<font color="#1f497d"><span style='color:#1F497D'>”</span></font><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><br clear=all>
Attached is a photograph of Emanuel Ax playing the instrument in rehearsal.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><img width=1096 height=822 id="_x0000_i1025"
src="cid:image001.jpg@01CDCE4A.249F3DD0" alt="Inline image 2"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Jeff Phillips<br>
Artistic Administrator<br>
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra | <a href="http://philharmonia.org"
target="_blank">philharmonia.org</a><br>
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