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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I agree with Ted Sambel</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>We have two Schiedmeyer Celestes in =
Venezuela, (my
last job, rebuilding them is on my webpage <A
href="http://www.iespana.es/degen">www.iespana.es/degen</A></FONT></DIV=
>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>very old ones, but excellent
instruments.)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Elian Degen</FONT></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=esambell@telusplanet.net =
href="mailto:esambell@telusplanet.net">Ted
Sambell</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=caut@ptg.org
href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">caut@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, June 14, 2002 =
12:04
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Electric =
Celeste</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Wim, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Possibly, an electronic keyboard can =
produce
something resembling a celeste, but a very good maker is Schiedmayer, =
who have
greatly improved on the old Mustels. Their address is:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Schiedmayer Celesthaus GmbH
Stuttgart</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> =
Lenbachstrasse 53</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> =
D-70192 Stuttgart</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> =
Duetschland/Germany</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Tel.++41/1/932 50 00 =
Fax.++41/1/932 50
10</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>There are four models, 4, 5, and =
two
5-1/2.octave versions plus a </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial =
size=2>'tastenglockenspiel', (literally, a
glockenspiel with keys) with three octave plus a fourth
c-f. It might be worthwhile checking out their =
prices.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Best of luck, Ted =
Sambell</FONT></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=Wimblees@aol.com
href="mailto:Wimblees@aol.com">Wimblees@aol.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=Pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:Pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech@ptg.org</A> ; <A
title=caut@ptg.org href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">caut@ptg.org</A> =
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, June 14, 2002 =
8:54
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Electric =
Celeste</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>The =
university needs
a new Celeste. The one we have works OK, but it looks ugly, and I =
have to
keep repairing it. A new one from Yamaha is about $25,000. My chair =
just
can't justify spending that kind of money on an instrument used only =
a
couple of times a year. So he asked if there is a keyboard with an =
excellent
electronic version. <BR>Any one with some info on the subject. =
<BR><BR>Wim
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