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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Hello,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>If anyone is =
interested, I have
photos of the Pleyel Duo Clave</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>that has been restored =
by my sons. I
will send it privately to those who wish to see it as the file is a =
little too
large for this list. If you have any questions....fire =
away.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Sincerely,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Bob =
Moffatt</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=oleg-i@wanadoo.fr href="mailto:oleg-i@wanadoo.fr">Isaac OLEG =
SIMANOT</A>
</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Monday, March 25, 2002 11:24 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> RE: double piano - Pleyel chronology =
book</DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=656261118-25032002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Hello,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=656261118-25032002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=656261118-25032002></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=656261118-25032002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Unfortunately I've never tuned one of these double pianos, and =
did not
see other than in the museum</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=656261118-25032002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=656261118-25032002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>II am
actually reading that Pleyel made may be 80 double pianos , beginning in =
1896
and since 1943</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=656261118-25032002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=656261118-25032002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>For
whose interested in history and precise facts about the Pleyel pianos =
(numbers
of models made, precise serial numbers and factory numbers (assembly),
descriptions, pictures, string lenghts of different models ), there is a =
very
interesting book since a few :</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=656261118-25032002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=656261118-25032002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Chronologie des Pianos de la Maison Pleyel </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=656261118-25032002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>by
Rene BEAUPAIN </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=656261118-25032002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2> ISBN 2-7384-9846-9 </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=656261118-25032002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>140
pages - illustrations of all the models from the national archives
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=656261118-25032002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Ed
l'Harmattan</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=656261118-25032002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=656261118-25032002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Don't
know if you can obtain it easely, write me privately if someone
interested.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=656261118-25032002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=656261118-25032002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=656261118-25032002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Regards.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=656261118-25032002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
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style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px =
solid">
<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT =
face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Message d'origine-----<BR><B>De :</B> =
owner-pianotech@ptg.org
[mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]<B>De la part de</B>
Wimblees@AOL.COM<BR><B>Envoyé :</B> dimanche 24 mars 2002
16:26<BR><B>À :</B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Objet :</B> =
Re: double
piano<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT =
size=2>In a message
dated 3/24/02 11:11:06 AM !!!First Boot!!!, gmcc@charter.net writes:
<BR><BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE
style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px =
solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"
TYPE="CITE">I've been contacted to tune two Steinway D's for a =
concert by a
European duo, Nettle and Markham. Through emails dealing with
arrangements I noticed their website and while there discovered this =
little
item! Has anyone ever tuned one? Isaac, Oleg? <BR>Gary Mc
<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>A coupe of years ago discussions about this =
piano
made it's rounds on Pianotech. But this is the first time a picture of =
the
piano is available on the web. It looks like it would be a scale for =
about a
6' piano. <BR><BR>Wim</FONT> </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>