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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Esteemed Listees, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Thanks to one =
and all who
had input on the Hazelton Bros grand that I put on the list the other =
day.
The boss is reconsidering whether to try to wholesale it or not, now =
that I
opened my mouth and said that it could make a piano if =
re-whatevered. I
should learn someday! </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> The new, unique =
exposure, today,
was an upright piano mentioned in the subject line. On the left, =
inside
the piano were the numbers 30 E 134, and on the right, (what I =
think is the
serial number) is 142100. (Pierce makes the date at 1907). I =
assume
that the model is what is on the right. Open face pinblock, with =
most of
the middle and top range tuning pins loose, big cracks in the =
soundboard, what
appears to be a partial rebuilding job on it, with hammers (some glued =
on
crooked, etc). Beautiful cabinet.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Any info or comment =
on this
piano from our esteemed French colleagues, or anyone else with =
experience with
these? Especially the pinblock and soundboard, which had a layer =
of
approx. 1 inch thick boards under the plate, I had never seen =
anything
like this before. Also, the hammer rail looked like it had a brass =
flange
that ran the whole length of each section, with a continuous center pin =
through
the hammer centers? I know that I tried to space a couple hammers =
that
were rubbing, and couldn't move the hammers to the sides, and didn't =
want to
break anything, so I showed it to her, and let it go, for =
now.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> A truly unique =
piano!
Anyone?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Clark A. Sprague, =
RPT</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>