<!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 5.50.4207.2601" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My customer has an 84 note Moutrie = spinet that seems like it's from the 50s or 60s. Does anyone know where I might = match serial-like numbers 14811 (written in ink on the plate probably by a = former tech) or (11107 stamped on the soundboard) ?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The pinblock has been doped, but its = only 10c flat after not being tuned for many years, the pins could be tapped in. The = action seems ok, just needs some regulating and tightening and gluing of jacks = and most of the weird hammer spring strings replaced or reglued to the inset in = the hammer flanges. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I read the archives about the Moutrie = from China, but that one seemed like it WAS from before 1900 as  Pierce lists = it. Any warnings out there about what I might be missing before I bid on = this job? </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jeannie Dalton, Assoc </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Boise = ID</FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML>