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<font size=3>At 08:42 PM 2/27/2002 -0500, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>Aluminum frame and no case? Too
wierd! Please tell us more! I've never seen nor heard of such an
animal.<br><br>
Terry Farrell</blockquote><br>
Well, I have a .JPG photo but I believe the list discourages posting of
.JPG's. If<br>
you will send me an email address (and anyone else as well that is
interested) I <br>
will be happy to send you the .JPG.<br><br>
The piano is about 30 years old. It is made by Rippen in
Holland. They made both<br>
a spinet (actually, a kind of a "tall" spinet--not sure what
that model is called) and<br>
a grand. <br><br>
Mine is a grand. It has an aluminum frame with a teakwood hinged
top piece. I<br>
believe the action is made by Renner. It has no "case" as
such; the cast aluminum<br>
frame is anodized/painted a biege color. It has the typical grand
features;<br>
una corda pedal shifts keyboard, etc. I have seen other instances
of the same<br>
piano here and there in California over the years. <br><br>
There was one for sale at Compton Pianos in Southern California about 12
or 15<br>
years ago; they wanted the ridiculous price of $30K.
Since I bought mine for<br>
about $3500, in San Jose, new, about 30 years ago, I was moderately
staggered<br>
by that price. <br><br>
Anyone want a picture, let me know. Or if you are in the So. Cal
area and want<br>
to see/play it, anyone is welcome. But I'm only going to be here
about another<br>
30 days, after which I will move to Spokane, WA.<br><br>
BTW, I need a good RPT in Spokane - - can anyone recommend someone who
knows<br>
what they are doing there?<br><br>
Regards,<br><br>
Bill</font></html>