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I've just acquired a Collard & Collard 5'4" grand as a project in a =
bid to build some piano tech-ing skills. I'm trying to age the piano =
but I can't find any numbers on it apart from a hand-written number on =
the plate which came up with a completely wrong date when I tried it on =
one of the internet sites. Can anyone give me some pointers as to =
where to look?<DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>I'm =
told the piano is around 1890-1900. It's overstrung and has what =
looks to me as a relative newbie to be a roller action. It's in a bit =
of a state.</DIV><DIV><BR =
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