<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 8/11/01 10:50:51 PM Eastern Daylight Time, rrg@nevada.edu
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<BR>What I didn't expect to find is the remarkable quality of
<BR>this instrument. Verbatim this piano is a virtual cross
<BR>between a Steinway M and a Mason & Hamlin A. The case and
<BR>action were M&H through and through. Even the music rack
<BR>had those typical Mason & Hamlin rounded fronts and the
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<BR>Dear Rob,
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<BR>Being in Philly, we come across this piano on a regular basis, (it was built
<BR>here) and you are absolutely right about the quality of construction. In
<BR>fact, I have never heard a better sounding 6'1" piano than a rosewood 1897
<BR>Schomacker that we rebuilt a few years back.
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<BR>If the strings are original they were wound with gold instead of copper.
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<BR>Thanks for the post.
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<BR>Richard Galassini
<BR>Cunningham Piano Co. & Factory
<BR>Philadelphia, Pa.
<BR>1 (800) 394-1117
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