<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 5.50.4613.1700" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ed,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thou describest a bird cage me = thinks.</FONT></DIV> <DIV>Joe Goss<BR><A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DI= V> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=edwithen@oregontrail.net = href="mailto:edwithen@oregontrail.net">Ed Carwithen</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Piano Tech List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, May 20, 2001 = 12:17 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Carton??</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A music store in the area has just = taken an old piano into the store.  I don't know why.  It is a = wreck.  I suggested that they immediately remove it to the dump.  Still I = would like to know about it if anyone has any information.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It is a Carton.  Taller than a = spinet, not quite a console, #4805. The dampers are situated in a block that = extends over the pins and top of the strings.  Probably the damper arrangement = would have to be removed in order to tune it.  The harp does not extend = the width of the piano, only about 3/4 of the width, not extending to the = high treble of the piano.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This piano has missing hammers, = whippens, a split sound board, and broken strings.  The cabinet looks very nice = even though the top cover is not original and is pretty badly beaten up.  The = music rack folds sideways on a metal contraption.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Any info at all????</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ed Carwithen</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>John Day, OR</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>