<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=UTF-8 http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charse= t=utf-8"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1276" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV>Hello to All,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>     In my search for rare pianos for the</DIV> <DIV>new  Museum I have the following request.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>    About 1900  Frank Conover built a very </DIV> <DIV>different "Grand" Piano. Its name was</DIV> <DIV>"The Pompadour".  It  was   grand shaped</DIV> <DIV>and rested vertically on a platform that had </DIV> <DIV>four Square (grand)  piano legs.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>   My best information is from the1940s or 50s.</DIV> <DIV>This is in the form of a Chicago  news paper </DIV> <DIV>article about  the Schroeder & Sons Piano </DIV> <DIV>Shop.  At that time they were rebuilding a </DIV> <DIV>Pompadour.  There is a picture of Paul and </DIV> <DIV>Fred Schroeder working on this piano.</DIV> <DIV>    </DIV> <DIV>  All my research indicates only about  six </DIV> <DIV>were built.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>   Any Information you can send about this </DIV> <DIV>Piano or the Schroeder Piano Shop. will</DIV> <DIV>be appreciated.  If you wish to phone, my</DIV> <DIV>number is   972-278-9312.  I will return</DIV> <DIV>your call.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>   I know this will takes a little time but we</DIV> <DIV>need your help,  We are trying to build a </DIV> <DIV>first class museum for the members of</DIV> <DIV>P.T.G.  Not only  for now but for future </DIV> <DIV>Generations of Technicians. It could be said </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>" A house of the past built for the future " </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Regards, to all and </DIV> <DIV>to our  Profession</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Jack Wyatt</DIV></BODY></HTML>