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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Appraising customer's upright for possible =
rebuild. Plate
says:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial> Steinbach & =
Dreher</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial> Rockford,
Illinois</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Serial # 81406</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Pierce lists SteinBECK & Dreher, Rockford, =
IL and no
further information. They also list SteinBACH & Dreher, =
Toronto,
Canada and only in biz between 1904 & 1910, no serial #'s as high as =
this
one.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>The Mason & Risch (AKA Winter, Aeolian, =
etc.)
conglomerate made "Steinbach" pianos, possibly stencils. There serials =
don't
match either.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>This was a very solidly built player. Ivory =
keys. Very
long keys give it a nice, big-grand touch. Soundboard pristine. Pinblock =
60+ ...
good cabinet already refinished. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Squarish legs and cabinet (Mission Style?) =
without any
ornamentation or grillwork, etc, so I'm guessing pre-WWI, maybe
'20s. Customer is very curious and I might have a nice job here so =
if
anyone has other info on this label, I'd appreciate passing it on.
Thanks.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Alan Barnard</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Salem, MO</FONT></DIV>
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