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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello List - and Tom Sivak</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In this country the Broadwood is very =
much a common
sight. I even had on myself - a Cottage of 1871 or so, =
No.857.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To untangle and use Pierce it is =
necessary first to
pencil in a few horizontal lines between the entries. Looking at the =
"types" of
piano which are listed you will notice there is continual repetition. On =
the
right side of the page there are dates: </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>viz: </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>1870</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>to</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>1876</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The left column for this period =
reads:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Cottage Grangs</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Semi & Short D.R. Grands (Drawing
Room)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Grands</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Cottages (these are uprights - a =
peculiar beastie
with vertical stringing, over damper action and an "inclined plane =
let-off" The
bridle is a loop of tape with a felt collar to tighten it round the =
odd-shaped
bridle wire. The jack spring is not the helical variety, but more like =
those
butt-springs on US uprights which make adjustment of the damper wire =
such a
pain.)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>There are so many variations to =
the Broadwood
piano - both Upright and Grand that it would take a whole book to =
discuss them.
There is a book called : Broadwood by Appointment - a History by David
Wainwright. Quiller Press, London ISBN 0 907621 =
10
4</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It makes good reading too!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Just thought you'd like to =
know</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards from a wet and miserably black =
Sussex
Downland Village</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Michael G =
(UK)</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>