<!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 6.00.2900.2523" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello list.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This nice 1864 Pleyel 260 cm has been = upgraded, probably in the factory, as was very usual in those days.  The = action has been modified, for sure.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Interesting : the keys have ivory on = the sides.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Strange : look at the leads.  One = at the front (it has swollen through the thin ivory), one at the back, and... one = exactly at the balance hole.  Yes.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Does anybody have a clue for what is = the theory behind this creative leading ?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Best regards.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Stéphane = Collin.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>