<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.3211.1700" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi all,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Working on a Weber grand with = the # 8500 on the left side of the pin block and on the music rack. The instrument has = a square nose and the action does not have metal brackets but is entirely = wood with the hammers on a woodrail that is removable by it's self. Can = anyone confirm the manufacture  date of arround 1870?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Goss<BR></FONT><A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com"><FONT face=Arial size=2>imatunr@srvinet.com</FONT></A><BR><A href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com"><FONT face=Arial size=2>www.mothergoosetools.com</FONT></A></DIV></BODY></HTML>